The sea mappe of the north coaste of England betweene Walberswick & Burnham with all the bankes and sholdes there alongst

Bound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: [circa 1:400,000 (bar)]. North at 112 degrees. The bar scales are in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Lowestoft, Yarmouth, Blakeney. The chart contains one coastal profile. It is decorated with seven ships, two engaged in fishing.

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(24)
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waghenaer, Lucas Janz; TB
Places: Great Yarmouth; Blakeney Lowestoft
Date made: 1588
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 32.5 x 51 cm