Name of map : Archipelagi Insularum Aliquot Descriptio;
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 5900
Map number : Ort 147; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 98
State number of plate: 1
Copy from edition: 1595 Latin; Page signature: 89;
Estimated number of copies printed: 4425
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 150
Area displayed : Crete-Metellino-Cerigo-Scarpanto-Nicsia-
Santorini-Milo-Stalimene-Negroponte-Rodus-
Scio;
Plate size : 365 x 506 mm;
Paper size : 408 x 548 mm;
Margins, left : 19 mm, right: 19 mm;
upper : 20 mm, lower: 26 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: old, original color;
Imperfections
margins : slight browning at very edges; a few small tears;
plate area : none;
verso : none;
Overall quality : perfect/EXCELLENT/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Additional remarks: Crete on top half, the other 10 islands on
lower half of plate;
Price : € Euro 800