State
Back to people overviewAll impressions of a book or print published at the same time or as part of the same publishing event. First edition prints and maps are sometimes pre-dated by a proof edition. Editions should be distinguished from states of a map or print. There can be several states from the same edition, and there can be several editions all featuring the same state of a map.
![Preview of Ortelius' world map, the map is surrounded by illustrations of clouds and has text at the top which reads: Typus Orbis Terrarum.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/foan2pfl/production/0877c84726b972fd11a35b004f5a9e3c92ec968e-6260x4539.png?w=3840&q=85&auto=format)