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Tabula Magellanica, qua Tierrae del Fuego, cum celeberrimis fretis a F.Magellano et I.Le Maire detectis novissima et accuratissima descriptio exhibetur.
Single sheet. Engr. Medium: 2 sheets joined at centre. Scale: [ca. 1:300 000]. Cartographic Note: Graduated for lat & long. Mercator projection (with explanation - see General Note). Rhumbs. Scale in German miles. Additional Places: Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, Straits of Magellan. Contents Note: Sea decorated with ships. Scale cartouche supported by Patagonians. Inset notes of locations.
From Blaeu's Atlas. Latin text description of Magallanica (pp192-193) verso. This chart is particularly notable for the 'chequerboard' scale indicating how, with Mercator's projection, distances are increased towards the poles.
From Blaeu's Atlas. Latin text description of Magallanica (pp192-193) verso. This chart is particularly notable for the 'chequerboard' scale indicating how, with Mercator's projection, distances are increased towards the poles.
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Object Details
| ID: | G279:4/37 |
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| Collection: | Charts and maps |
| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Blaeu, Willem Jans Zoon |
| Places: | Patagonia; Tierra del Fuego Region de los Canales Strait of Magellan |
| Date made: | 1640 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Printed area 41.5 x 54cm, on sheet 52 x 64cm |