Name of map : Asiae nova descriptio
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 4714
Map number : 7; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 71/I
State number of plate: 1, (of second plate);
Copy from edition: 1592 Latin; Page signature: 3
Estimated number of copies printed: 7550 (together with plate 6)
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 305
Area displayed : Asia, North East Africa, West Pacific, New Guinea;
Plate size : 374 x 488 mm;
Paper size : 422 x 545 mm;
Margins, left : 34 mm, right: 33 mm;
upper : 20 mm, lower: 33 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: later color, expertly executed;
Imperfections
margins : slight soiling of lower right corner
plate area : none;
verso : none;
Overall quality :
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Price : € Euro 3600