Name of mapArtois/ARTESIA
CartographerOrtelius (1527-1598)
Stock number5654
Map numberOrt 73; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III): 115
State number of plate1
Copy from editionno text or page number on verso. This map was used from 1587 to 1592.
Estimated number of copies printed1000
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation20
Area displayedArtois
Plate size373 x 484 mm
Paper size408 x 540 mm
Margins, left25 mm, right: 26 mm
upper18 mm, lower: 16 mm
Paper thickness and qualityheavy and strong
Paper coloroff white
Age of map coloruncolored
Imperfections
marginssome soiling of lower right corner; brown spot in upper left margin
plate areanone
versonone
Overall qualityperfect/EXCELLENT/very good/good/fair/mediocre/poor Remark : this is by far the rarest of the two Ortelius maps of Artois.
Price€650