The sea coastes of the lands of Poyctou and Bordeaux even as they shew and appeare, when you sayle there alongst betweene Picquelier & the river of Bordeaux, called the Garonne

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The sea coastes of the lands of Poyctou and Bordeaux even as they shew and appeare, when you sayle there alongst betweene Picquelier & the river of Bordeaux, called the Garonne

Bound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: [circa 1:400,000 (bar)]. North at 330 degrees. The bar scale is in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Biscay. The chart contains two coastal profiles and indicates cultivation on the land. It is decorated with two ships, one sea creature and land animals.

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(9)
Type:	Chart
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Waghenaer, Lucas Janz; Bry, Johann Theodor de
Places:	Bay of Biscay; Vizcaya Province
Date made:	circa 1588
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Printed area 33 x 51 cm