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The sea coastes of Norway and of the land of north east, as they shew and appeare betweene Mardou and Akersond, according unto their right situation
Bound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: [circa 1:400,000 (bar)]. North at 42 degrees. The bar scales are in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. The chart contains two coastal profiles. It is decorated with two ships 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(29) |
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| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Waghenaer, Lucas Janz |
| Date made: | 1588 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Printed area 33.5 x 52 cm |