Alkair


Name of map     : Alkair

Cartographer    : S. Münster (1489-1552)

Stock number     : 4092

Copy from edition: 1550, or later, Basel

Date of map      : 1555, woodcut.

Area displayed    : City of Cairo with Nile;

Map size          : 240 x 390 mm;

Paper size        : 321 x 442 mm;

Margins, left   :  20 mm,  right:   22 mm;

         upper  :  34 mm,  lower:   50 mm with text;

Paper thickness and quality: rather thin but good;

Paper   color   : off white;

Age of map color: uncolored;

Imperfections

margins    : very faint browning in upper corners

plate area : none;

verso      : none; German text

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

Price           : €  Euro 275


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