A true and perfect pourtraicte of the duchie of Mekelenburghe from Iasmunde to Femeren

Bound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: [circa 1:400,000 (bar)]. North at 200 degrees. The bar scales are in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Rugen, Stralsund, Rostock, Lolland, Falster. The chart contains three coastal profiles. It is decorated with two ships and two 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(40)
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Waghenaer, Lucas Janz
Places: Rugen; Stralsund Rostock Lolland Falster
Date made: circa 1588
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Printed area 39 x 52 cm