Name of map : Brittanicarum Insularum Vetus Descriptio
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 5151_52
Map number : Ort190-191(Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 15P
State number of plate: 1
Copy from edition: 1592 Latin; Page signature: 2;
Estimated number of copies printed: 400
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 6
Area displayed : Northern part of Great Britain: Scotland, as in
ancient times;
Plate size : 360 x 492 mm;
Paper size : 440 x 562 mm;
Margins, left : 35 mm, right: 32 mm;
upper : 37 mm, lower: 40 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: old original color;
Imperfections
margins : none
plate area : none;
verso : none;
Overall quality : PERFECT/excellent/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Additional remarks: impressive cartouche and sea battle scene;
Rare map which only occurred in the 1590 IVth Latin and German Additamentum
and the 1592 Latin edition and was replaced in 1595 by 34P; probably no more than about 6 copies in circulation.
Price : € Euro 6000 (together with Ort191, Southern part)
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Name of map : Brittanicarum Insularum Vetus Descriptio
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 5152
Map number :(Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 16P
State number of plate: 1
Copy from edition: 1592 Latin; Page signature: 3;
Estimated number of copies printed: 400
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 6
Area displayed : Northern part of Great Britain: Scotland, as in
ancient times;
Plate size : 376 x 494 mm;
Paper size : 440 x 557 mm;
Margins, left : 35 mm, right: 28 mm;
upper : 29 mm, lower: 36 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: old, original color;
Imperfections
margins : none;
plate area : none;
verso : none;
Overall quality : PERFECT/excellent/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Additional remarks: impressive ship; rare map which only occurred in
the 1590 IVth Latin and German Additamentum and the 1592 Latin edition;
Replaced in 1595 by 34P; probably only 6 copies of this pair in circulation.
Price : € Euro 6000 (together with Ort190, Northern part)