Name of map : Helvetiae Descriptio;
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 4643
Map number : Ort 115; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 31
State number of plate: 1
Copy from edition: 1584 Latin; Page signature: 62
Estimated number of copies printed: 7550
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 170
Area displayed : Switzerland;
Plate size : 344 x 453 mm;
Paper size : 447 x 556 mm;
Margins, left : 47 mm, right: 66 mm;
upper : 58 mm, lower: 48 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: later coloring, light, partly in outline only;
Imperfections
margins : some soiling of top corners;
plate : none;
verso : none;
Overall quality :perfect/EXCELLENT/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Additional remarks: this classical map has South at the top;
Price : € Euro 575