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A most perfect description of the sea coastes of the north east land parte of Norway parte of Swedeland as it lieth betwene Distelbergh and Waersbergh
Bound sheet. Hand col engr. Scale: [ca. 1:400 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: North at 315 degrees. Bar scales in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Contents Note: Contains one coastal profile. Decorated with two ships and schools of fish.
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(30) |
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| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Waghenaer, Lucas Janz; Scott, Edmund |
| Date made: | 1588 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Printed area 32.5 x 51 cm. |