The shewing or appearing of the sea coastes of Britaine ever as they open and shewe betwene S Malo and RoscovBound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale [circa 1:400,000 (bar)]. North at 180 degrees. The bar scales are in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Brittany. The chart contains two coastal profiles. Country estates are depicted and the sea is decorated with three ships and three sea creatures.
<p>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.<br></p>
PBD8264, Mariners Mirrour, Britayne
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Bry, Theodor de; Waghenaer, Lucas Janz</div>
circa 1588 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1588-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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