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A description of the sea coastes of England between Burnham & Scarborough as that land and coast lyeth and appeareth
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: Hull. The chart contains one coastal profile. It is decorated with three ships (one fishing). Shoreside structures are depicted.
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(25) |
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| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Waghenaer, Lucas Janz |
| Places: | City of Kingston upon Hull |
| Date made: | 1588 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Printed area 32.5 x 52 cm |
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