View of Venice, 1500, Jacopo de' Barbari; Publisher: Anton Kolb, Italian, (Venice), c. 1460/70–before 1516, 52 1/4 x 109 1/4 in. ( x cm) (sheet)60 3/8 x 118 1/8 in. ( x cm) (outer frame), Woodcut from six blocks on six sheets of paper, Italy, 16th century, Long before the advent of balloons and other aircraft, Jacopo de' Barbari created a bird's-eye view of Venice through the power of his intellect and imagination. The mural-size print was unprecedented in scale when it was published in the year 1500. Every building, canal, and open square is documented here.

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