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.
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(13) |
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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 |
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