The shewing or appearing of the sea coastes of Britaine ever as they open and shewe betwene S Malo and Roscov

Bound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale [circa 1:400,000 (bar)]. North at 180 degrees. The bar scales are in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Brittany. The chart contains two coastal profiles. Country estates are depicted and the sea is decorated with three ships and three 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.

Object Details

ID: PBD8264(6)
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waghenaer, Lucas Janz; Bry, Johann Theodor de
Places: London; Brittany
Date made: circa 1588
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 32 x 50 cm