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.

Object Details

ID: PBD8264(12)
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