Name of map : Helvetiae Descriptio;
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 6281
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: 8125
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 170
Area displayed : Switzerland;
Plate size : 344 x 453 mm;
Paper size : 410 x 524 mm;
Margins, left : 38 mm, right: 32 mm;
upper : 28 mm, lower: 38 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: old, original color;
Imperfections
margins : lower corners worn;
plate : color break in lower left corner;
verso : none;
Overall quality : perfect/excellent/VERY GOOD/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Additional remarks: this classical map has South at the top;
Price : € Euro 250