Name of map : Britanicarum Insularum Vetus Descriptio
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Stock number : 6172
Map number : Ort190(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 : 407 x 495 mm;
Margins, left : 5 mm, right: 9 mm;
upper : 34 mm, lower: 20 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: old, original;
Imperfections
margins : side margins small
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 10 copies in circulation.
Price : € Euro 2100