The carde of the sea coastes of the land of Prusya with all the havens and rivers from Memel unto Heel

Bound sheet. Hand col engr. Scale: [ca. 1:400 000 (bar) ]. Cartographic Note: North at 236 degrees. Lacks scales. Additional Places: Gdansk. Contents Note: Contains two coastal profiles. 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.

Object Details

ID: PBD8264(38)
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waghenaer, Lucas Janz
Places: Gdansk
Date made: 1588
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 33 x 51 cm.