A description of the coastes betweene Bamburgh & Aberdeine wherof Edenburgh is the chiefest marttowne

Bound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: [circa 1:400,000 (bar)]. North at 097 degrees. The bar scales are in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Edinburgh, Aberdeen. The chart contains two coastal profile. It is decorated with two ships and four 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.

Object Details

ID: PBD8264(27)
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waghenaer, Lucas Janz
Places: Aberdeen; Edinburgh
Date made: 1588
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 33 x 52 cm