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A carde of the Beldt, with all the sea coastes, bounds, and site of the countries called Laland, unto Stevens Head
Bound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: [circa 1:400,000 (bar)]. North at 084 degrees. The bar scales are in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Kattegat, The Belt, Stavnshoved. The chart contains two coastal profiles. It is decorated with six 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.
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(41) |
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| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Waghenaer, Lucas Janz |
| Places: | London; Kattegat Danish Straits Stavnshoved |
| Date made: | circa 1588 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Printed area 33.5 x 52.5 cm |