The sea coastes round about the isle called Ossel with a part of Curland beginning from Dagheroot unto Derwinde even as the countrei doth shewe his situation that waye

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The sea coastes round about the isle called Ossel with a part of Curland beginning from Dagheroot unto Derwinde even as the countrei doth shewe his situation that waye

Bound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: [circa 1:400,000]. North at 260 degrees. The bar scales are in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Saaremaa, Gulf of Riga. The chart contains one coastal profile. It is decorated with three 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.

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Object Details

ID:	PBD8264(37)
Type:	Chart
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Waghenaer, Lucas Janz
Places:	London; Saaremaa Gulf of Riga
Date made:	circa 1588
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Printed area 33 x 51 cm