Name of map : Creta
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 5847
Map number : Ort 217; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 7P
State number of plate: 1
Copy from edition: 1592 Latin (?); Page signature: blank, 87 handwritten;
Estimated number of copies printed: 4275
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 98
Area displayed : Upper third of plate: a) Corsica; b) the islands
of Corcyra, Ithaca, Cephalenia, Zacynthus and Lothoa,
c) Sardinia; lower two third of plate: d) Crete;
Plate size : 340 x 488 mm;
Paper size : 393 x 532 mm;
Margins, left : 18 mm, right: 19 mm;
upper : 27 mm, lower: 22 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : white;
Age of map color: recent coloring, expertly executed;
Imperfections
margins : none;
plate area : none;
verso : slight trimming;
Overall quality : perfect/EXCELLENT/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Price : € Euro 475