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Description: | Bound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: [circa 1:400,000 (bar)]. North is at 182 degrees. The bar scales are in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Ribadesella, Gijon. The chart contains one coastal profile. It is decorated with one ship and four 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.
caption: PBD8264, Mariners Mirrour, Rio de Sella & Auiles | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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