Transylvania


Name of map     : Transylvania

Cartographer    : Ortelius (1527-1598)

Stock number    : 5877

Map number      : Ort 153; (not in Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III)

State number of plate: second plate, first state;

Copy from edition: 1609/1612 Latin; Page signature: 110

Estimated number of copies printed: 6445

Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 75

Area displayed  : Transylvania

Plate size      : 327 x 450 mm;

Paper size      : 458 x 550 mm;

Margins, left   : 52 mm,  right: 52 mm;

         upper  : 51 mm,  lower: 80 mm;

Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;

Paper   color   : off white;

Age of map color: old, original;

     colors used: yellow, brown, red, blue, green, orange;

  general color appearance: somewhat heavy but authentic;

Imperfections

     margins    : brown spot in side margin; some remnants of paper tape in top corners

     plate area : none;

     verso      : none;

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

Price           :   Euro 365


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