Name of map : Helvetiae Descriptio;
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 5074
Map number : Ort 115; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 31
State number of plate: 1
Copy from edition: 1579 Latin; Page signature: 56
Estimated number of copies printed: 7550
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 170
Area displayed : Switzerland;
Plate size : 345 x 457 mm;
Paper size : 433 x 544 mm;
Margins, left : 37 mm, right: 53 mm;
upper : 37 mm, lower: 52 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: old, original;
colors used: yellow, green, blue, orange, red, pink;
general color appearance: subdued and subtle;
Imperfections
margins : none;
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 725