Typus Orbis Terrarum


Name of map     : Typus Orbis Terrarum

Cartographer    : Ortelius (1527-1598)

Stock number    : 4239

Map number      : 3; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 113

 

State number of plate: third plate, first state (cf. Shirley 158, p.181)

Copy from edition: 1612 Latin; Page signature: 1

Estimated number of copies printed:  3850

Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 161

Area displayed  : the world as known around 1600

Plate size      : 359 x 491 mm;

Paper size      : 434 x 540 mm;

Margins, left   :  25  mm;  right:  20  mm;

         upper  :  39  mm;  lower:  34  mm;

Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;

Paper   color   :  off white;

Age of map color: modern color, expertly executed

Colors used    : blue, red, pink, orange, green, yellow;

Imperfections

     margins    : bottom centerfold expertly strengthened;

     plate area : none;

     verso      : none;

Overall quality :

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Price           :  Euro € 8500


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