India & Ceylon · 17th century
Colorful and Decorative Miniature Map of India, Ceylon by Bertius 1616
€ 390
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
- Date
- 1616
- Mapmaker / artist
- Petrus Bertius ( 1565 - 1629)
- Publisher
- Jodocus Hondius, Amsterdam, also named Judocus Hondius and his Dutch name: Joost de Hondt a Flemish cartographer , active in London and Amsterdam, and best know
- Sheet size
- 12 × 19 cm (4.7 × 7.5 in)
- Condition
- Good
- Reference
- BGSH-006
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Good condition, Latin text verso: Descriptio Regni Malabar. Please review the images for further condition details.
