The sea card of the sea coasts of Lyffland comprehending the land lying rounde about the great Inham of the Ryghish even as they do appear and open when you sayl ther alongst

Bound sheet. Hand col engr. Scale: [ca. 1:400 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: North at 255 degrees. Bar scales in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Gulf of Riga. Contents Note: Contains one coastal profile. 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(36)
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waghenaer, Lucas Janz
Places: Gulf of Riga
Date made: 1588
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 33 x 51 cm.