Europa. Pascaarte niewelyx uytgegeven door Arnold Colom tot Amsterdam op het water by de nieuwe brugh inde Lichtende Colom

Single sheet. Engraving printed on vellum, hand coloured in outline. This is a plane chart with north at 90 degrees and containing a latitude bar. The eastern Mediterranean is shown as an inset superimposed on north Africa. The title cartouche shows fur trappers, a bear and animal skins. The maker cartouche shows cherubs with cross-staffs. Other decoration includes ships, animals, figures and coats of arms. Areas covered include the NE Atlantic, Europe and the Mediterranean.

Object Details

ID: G213:3/2(2)
Collection: Charts and maps
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Colom, Arnold
Places: Atlantic Ocean; Mediterranean Sea North Eastern Atlantic
Date made: 1660
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 70 x 92cm.