Carpetaniae-Guipuscoae-Cadiz


Name of map     : Carpetaniae-Guipuscoae-Cadiz

Cartographer    : Ortelius (1527-1598)

Stock number    : 6193

Map number      : Ort 31; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 99

State number of plate: 2

Copy from edition: 1620/1641; Page signature: no page signature or text on verso.

Estimated number of copies printed: 4425

Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 138

Area displayed  : Area East of Toledo-Coast at Gulf of Biscayne-

                  Cadiz and surroundings (lower half of plate, in

                  half circle);

Plate size      : 393 x 488 mm;

Paper size      : 431 x 546 mm;

Margins, left   : 24 mm,  right: 36 mm;

         upper  : 13 mm,  lower: 28 mm;

Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;

Paper   color   : off white;

Age of map color: recent coloring, sloppily executed;

Imperfections

margins    : crumpled lower margin; holes in top corners,

       some soiling;

     plate area : none;

     verso      : none;

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

Remarks         : rare copy of the second state of this map.

Price           : € Euro  750


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