The sea coastes round about the isle called Ossel with a part of Curland beginning from Dagheroot unto Derwinde even as the countrei doth shewe his situation that wayeBound sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale: [circa 1:400,000]. North at 260 degrees. The bar scales are in English, Spanish and Dutch leagues. Additional Places: Saaremaa, Gulf of Riga. The chart contains one coastal profile. It 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, ile called Ossel
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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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