Africa Tabula Nova


Name of map     : Africa Tabula Nova;

Cartographer    : Ortelius (1527-1598)

Stock number    : 3817

Map number      : 8; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III):4

State number of plate: 1

Copy from edition: around 1580;   Page signature: none, blank on verso

Estimated number of copies printed:7300

Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 275

Area displayed  : the continent of Africa, South West Asia;

Plate size      : 375 x 504 mm;

Paper size      : 398 x 542 mm;

Margins, left   : 20 mm,  right: 20 mm;

         upper  :  8 mm,  lower: 18 mm;

Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;

Paper   color   : off white;

Age of map color: most probably later coloring, very expertly executed;

Imperfections

    margins   : repair at lower margin near centerfold

    plate area: none;

    verso     : none;

Overall quality :perfect/EXCELLENT/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor

Price           : € Euro  2250


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