Name of map : Typus Orbis Terrarum
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 4537
Map number : 3; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 113
State number of plate: third plate, first state (cf. Shirley 158, p.181)
Copy from edition: 1608/12 Italian; Page signature: 1
Estimated number of copies printed: 3850
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 161
Area displayed : the world as known in 1587
Plate size : 359 x 491 mm;
Paper size : 423 x 552 mm;
Margins, left : 26 mm; right: 31 mm;
upper : 33 mm; lower: 30 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: old, original color;
Colors used : blue, red, pink, orange, green, yellow;
Imperfections
margins : minor soiling of bottom right corner;
plate area : none;
verso : bottom centerfold expertly strengthened
Overall quality :
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Price : € Euro 9500