The sea coastes of part of Denmarke and Swedeland from Vuytse to Calmer
Bound sheet. Hand col engr. Scale: [ca. 1:400 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: North at 54 degrees. Bar scales in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Ystad, Kalmar. Contents Note: Contains four coastal profiles. Decorated with one ship 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(32) |
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Type: | Chart |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Waghenaer, Lucas Janz |
Places: | Ystad; Kalmar County |
Date made: | 1588 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Printed area 33 x 52 cm. |