Americae sive Novi Orbis Descriptio

Name of map     : Americae sive Novi Orbis Descriptio

Cartographer    : Ortelius (1527-1598)

Stock number    : 5028

Map number      : Ort 9; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III 2)

 

State number of plate: 2

Copy from edition: 1574 Latin,   Page signature: 2

Estimated number of copies printed: 1475

Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 25

Area displayed  :  North and South America, West Atlantic,

                   Pacific,  New Guinea;

Plate size      :  370 x 509 mm;

Paper size      :  420 x 546 mm;

Margins, left   :  12 mm,  right:  26 mm;

         upper  :  26 mm,  lower:  24 mm;

Paper thickness and quality: very heavy and strong;

Paper   color   :  off white;

Age of map color:  old, original 16^th century coloring;

Colors used     :  red, green, blue, pink, orange, brown

Overall color impression: restrained and skillful

Imperfections

     margins    : slight darkening towards very edges of margins;

     plate area : none;

     verso      : none;

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

Remarks         : unusually wide margins

Price           : € Euro  7850