Name of map : Typus Orbis Terrarum
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 5126
Map number : 3; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 113
State number of plate: third plate, first state (cf. Shirley 158, p.181)
Copy from edition: 1609/1612 Latin; Page signature: 1
Estimated number of copies printed: 3850
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 161
Area displayed : the world as known in 1587
Plate size : 359 x 491 mm;
Paper size : 454 x 560 mm;
Margins, left : 35 mm; right: 37 mm;
upper : 40 mm; lower: 57 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: 19th century color;
Colors used : blue, red, pink, orange, green, yellow;
Imperfections
margins : none;
plate area : minor wear at bottom centerfold;
verso : none
Overall quality :
perfect/EXCELLENT/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Price (together with 4 matching continents): € Euro 24000
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Name of map : Europae
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 5127
Map number : Ort 5; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 110
State number of plate: 1
Copy from edition: 1609/1612 Latin; Page signature: 2
Estimated number of copies printed: 4275
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 58
Area displayed : Europe
Plate size : 343 x 462 mm;
Paper size : 455 x 560 mm;
Margins, left : 49 mm, right: 50 mm;
upper : 45 mm, lower: 67 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: 19th century color;
Colors used : orange, yellow, green, red, blue;
Overall color impression: expressive;
Imperfections
margins : none;
plate area : none;
verso : none;
Overall quality : PERFECT/excellent/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Price(together with world and 3 other matching continents: € Euro 24000
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Name of map : Asiae nova descriptio
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 5128
Map number : 7; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 71/I
State number of plate: 1, (of second plate);
Copy from edition: 1609/1612 Latin; Page signature: 3
Estimated number of copies printed: 5700
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 : 454 x 560 mm;
Margins, left : 39 mm, right: 35 mm;
upper : 26 mm, lower: 60 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: 19th century color;
Imperfections
margins : slight browning at bottom margin
plate area : none;
verso : none;
Overall quality :
perfect/EXCELLENT/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Price (together with world and 3 other matching continents: € Euro 24000
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Name of map : Africa Tabula Nova;
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 5129
Map number : 8; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III):4
State number of plate: 1
Copy from edition: 1609/1612 Latin; Page signature: 4
Estimated number of copies printed:7550
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 275
Area displayed : the continent of Africa, South West Asia;
Plate size : 375 x 504 mm;
Paper size : 455 x 557 mm;
Margins, left : 26 mm, right: 28 mm;
upper : 24 mm, lower: 55 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: 19th century color;
Imperfections
margins : none;
plate area: none;
verso : none;
Overall quality : PERFECT/excellent/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Price (together with matching world and 3 other continents: € Euro 24000
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Name of map : Americae sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio;
Stock number: 5130
Map number: 11 (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 114
State number of plate: 1; Third plate.
Copy from edition: 1609/1612 Latin, Page signature: 5;
Estimated number of copies printed: 4150;
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 207;
Area displayed: North and South America, Pacific, Solomon Islands,
New Guinea;
Plate size: 355 x 487 mm;
Paper size: 455 x 559 mm;
Margins, left : 35 mm, right: 40 mm,
upper: 38 mm, lower: 64 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: good and strong;
Paper color: off white;
Map color, age: 19th century coloring;
colors used : pink, blue, green, yellow, red, orange;
general color appearance: expressive;
Imperfections
margins : none;
plate area : none;
verso : none;
Overall quality:
PERFECT/excellent/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Price (together with matching world and 3 other continents: € Euro 24000
Altogether a near perfect, extremely desirable set of world and continents in matching colors, representing the last versions of Ortelius' most important maps, each of them milestones in the history of cartography.