Name of map : Eryn. HIBERNIAE, BRITTANICAE INSULAE, NOVA DESCRIPTIO,Irlandt
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 6460
Map number : Ort 22; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 57
State number of plate: 2
Copy from edition: 1584 Latin; Page signature: 13
Estimated number of copies printed: 5975
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 140
Area displayed : Ireland;
Plate size : 357 x 482 mm;
Paper size : 409 x 521 mm;
Margins, left : 19 mm; right: 20 mm;
upper : 32 mm; lower: 22 mm:
Paper thickness and quality: very strong and heavy;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: old, original color, somewhat pale;
Imperfections
margins : some soiling of lower right corner;
lower
left corner expertly repaired;
handwritten number in
top right corner.
plate area : none;
verso : none;
Overall quality :
Perfect/excellent/VERY GOOD/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Additional remarks: a beautiful copy of the earliest map with any
pretense to detail of Ireland;
Price : € Euro 1450