Africae Propriae Tabulae


Name of map     : Africae Propriae Tabulae

Cartographer    : Ortelius (1527-1598)

Stock number    : 5379

Map number      : 218; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 14P

State number of plate: 1

Copy from edition: 1581 French; Page signature: 90

Estimated number of copies printed: 3700

Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 92

Area displayed  : Northern Africa, from Tunesia to Lybia;

                  inset: Carthago;

Plate size      : 336 x 486 mm;

Paper size      : 404 x 555 mm;

Margins, left   : 30  mm,  right: 23  mm;

         upper  : 23  mm,  lower: 51  mm;

Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;

Paper   color   : white and fresh;

Age of map color: later coloring, expertly executed;

Imperfections

     margins    : none;

     plate area : two tiny wormholes, only visible against strong light;

     verso      : none;

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

Price           : € Euro 525


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