English: Map of Europe by Abraham Ortelius (Title:Europae)
Name of map : Europae
Cartographer : Ortelius (1527-1598)
Map number : Ort 4; (Koeman Atlantes Neerlandici III):5
Copy from edition: 1571 Latin; Page signature: 5
Estimated number of copies printed: 3025
Estimated number of loose copies in circulation: 165
Area displayed : Europe, Iceland, part of Greenland, North Africa, Western part of Middle East;
Plate size : 347 x 469 mm;
Paper size : 385 x 548 mm;
Margins, left : 40 mm, right: 39 mm;
upper : 35 mm, lower: 6 mm;
Paper thickness and quality: very heavy and strong;
Paper color : off white;
Age of map color: later coloring, expertly executed
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