File:The outtermost of the fartheste parte of the Easterne Sea eastwardly, the which lyeth inclosed with in the coastes of East Finland, Rusland, and Lyffland, and wherein lye the Narve and Wyburgh the twoo furthermost places or RMG F8020.tiff
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| Author |
Waghenaer, Lucas Janz |
| Description |
English: The outtermost of the fartheste parte of the Easterne Sea eastwardly, the which lyeth inclosed with in the coastes of East Finland, Rusland, & Lyffland, and wherein lye the Narve and Wyburgh the twoo furthermost places or merchant townes of the whole Easterne Navigation, with all the circumstances of the situation, the isles and Swedish rockes called ScharesBound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: [circa 1:400,000 (bar)]. North at 245 degrees. The bar scales are in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Gulf of Finland, Vyborg, Narva. The chart contains no coastal profiles. It is dcorated with three ships and one sea creature.
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. |
| Date | circa 1588 |
| Dimensions | Printed area 33.5 x 51 cm |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/542795 |
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| Identifier | id number: PBD8264(34) |
| Collection | Charts and maps |
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