General Description
This map of the German city of Worms was
published in the 1574 German edition of Cosmographia Universalis Basle,
Henri Petri, first published in 1544 and republished until 1628, a fine map hard
to find as the large fold out maps in Cosmographia were easily
damaged and lost. (M&B 1998)
Condition Report
Paper thickness and quality: - Light and stable
Paper color: - off white
Age of map color: - Later
Colors used: - Green, blue, red, pink
General color appearance: - Authentic
Paper size: - 27in x 13in (685mm x 330mm)
Plate size: - 25in x 10in (635 x 255m)
Margins: - 1/2in (12mm)
Imperfections:
Margins: - Light soiling
Plate area: -Creasing along folds, slight loss along center & right fold
Verso: - Colour showthrough, 3/4 verso re-enforced
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