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The sea coastes of England between the Isle of Wight and Dover, with the principal havens thereof according to their situation and appearing
Bound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: [circa 1:400,000 (bar)]. North at 23 degrees. The bar scales are in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. The chart contains three coastal profiles. It is decorated with one ship and three 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(22) |
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| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Waghenaer, Lucas Janz; Bry, Johann Theodor de |
| Places: | London |
| Date made: | circa 1588 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Printed area 32.5 x 50 cm |