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The mapp of the land of Feroe containing XVII inhabited islands
Single sheet. Engraving on thin paper, mounted on card. Scale [circa 1:500,000]. The border is graduated for latitude and there is a scale in German miles. On the compass rose, E and W are transposed. The chart contains a key to features and a cartouche with a sheep (the seal of the Faeroe Islands).
This is a book illustration from: A description of the islands & inhabitants of Foeroe, Englished by John Sterpin, published in London in 1676.
This is a book illustration from: A description of the islands & inhabitants of Foeroe, Englished by John Sterpin, published in London in 1676.
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Object Details
| ID: | G214:15/1 |
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| Collection: | Charts and maps |
| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Cross, T. |
| Places: | Faeroe Islands |
| Date made: | 1675 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Printed area 27.5 x 20cm on sheet 29 x 20.5cm. |