Name of map : Taprobana (Ceylon, wrongly also called Sumatra)
Cartographer : S. Münster, 1489-1552;
Stock number : 6529
Date of map : 1550
Area displayed : Ceylon and Southerm tip of India; also an elephant and text cartouche
Plate size : (woodcut) 260 x 365 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: thin but good;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: old color;
Imperfections
margins : none;
plate area : none;
verso : none;
Overall quality : PERFECT/excellent/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor
Additional remarks: a beautiful and important early map of part of South East Asia;
Lower left: text panel; upper left: elephant;
Price : € Euro 300