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A carde of parte of the sea coastes of Normandie and Britanie with the islands adjoyninge
Bound sheet, hand coloured engraving. Scale [circa 1:400,000 (bar)]. North at 197 degrees. The bar scale is in English Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Normandy, Brittany, Channel Islands. The chart contains two coastal profiles and is decorated with four ships and two sea creatures.
A chart from Anthony Ashley's English edition of 'The Mariners Mirrour'. Lord Howard of Effingham ordered Waghenaer's sea atlas 'De Spieghel der Zeevaerdt' to be translated. It was so popular that 'waggoner' became the English term for a book of charts.
A chart from Anthony Ashley's English edition of 'The Mariners Mirrour'. Lord Howard of Effingham ordered Waghenaer's sea atlas 'De Spieghel der Zeevaerdt' to be translated. It was so popular that 'waggoner' became the English term for a book of charts.
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Object Details
| ID: | PBD8264(5) |
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| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Waghenaer, Lucas Janz |
| Places: | London; Normandy Brittany Channel Islands |
| Date made: | circa 1588 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Printed area 32 x 50 cm |
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