The mappe of the sea coastes of Biscay betweene Rio de Sella & Aviles, very naughty havens for great shippes
Bound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: [circa 1:400,000 (bar)]. North is at 182 degrees. The bar scales are in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Ribadesella, Gijon. The chart contains one coastal profile. It is decorated with one ship and four 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(12) |
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Type: | Chart |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Waghenaer, Lucas Janz; Hondius, Jodocus |
Places: | London; Ribadesella Gijon |
Date made: | circa 1588 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Printed area 32.5 x 51 cm |