Islandia


Name  of map    : Islandia;

Cartographer    : Ortelius (1527-1598)

Stock number    : 4699

Map number      : 161; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 121

State number of plate: 2

Copy from edition: 1609 Spanish, an edition which has not been recorded so far in the literature, and which is extremely rare;

Page signature: 116;

Estimated number of copies printed: 3200

Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 104

Area displayed  : Iceland

Plate size      : 340 x 497 mm;

Paper size      : 470 x 572 mm;

Margins, left   : 38 mm,  right: 47 mm;

         upper  : 55 mm,  lower: 75 mm;

Paper thickness and quality:  strong and heavy;

Paper   color   : off white;

Age of map color: recent color, expertly executed;

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

Overall color impression:  impressive;

Imperfections

     margins    : slight tear in bottom margin well repaired;

     plate area : none;

     verso      : none;

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

A wonderful copy of a landmark in mapmaking.

Price           : € Euro 7750


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