The sea coastes of Gallicia from Cape of Aviles unto Ortegal

Bound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: [circa 1:400,000 (bar)]. North at 176 degrees. The bar scales are in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Ribadeo. The chart contains two coastal profiles. It is decorated with two ships and three sea creatures. The date of 1587 is given in the scale cartouche.

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(13)
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waghenaer, Lucas Janz; Ryther, Augustine
Places: London; Ribadeo
Date made: circa 1587
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 33 x 50.5 cm