Name of map : Terra Sancta
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 1588
Map number : Ort 173; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 106
State number of plate: 1
Copy from edition: 1592 Latin; Page signature: 105
Estimated number of copies printed: 4425
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 173
Area displayed : Holy Land, East on top; scene of Jonah
being thrown to the whale;
Plate size : 372 x 507 mm;
Paper size : 414 x 538 mm;
Margins, left : 18 mm, right: 17 mm;
upper : 19 mm, lower: 25 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: old, original;
colors used: pink, red, orange, blue, green, yellow;
general color appearance: very artistic and authentic;
Imperfections
margins : minor fraying of lower margin;
plate area : some shaving of cartouche upper right;
verso : paper patches glued at corners; some Latin notes
in an old hand;
Overall quality :perfect/excellent/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Additional remarks: two cartouches, the right one containing three
medallions with scenes from the bible;
Price : € Euro 900