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7 400 SEK

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RARE SEACHART OF THE GULF OF FINLAND. WAGHENAER, LUCAS JANSZ. The Outtermost or the Fartheste Parte of the Easterne Sea East Wardly, the which Lyeth Inclosed with in the Coastes of East Finland, Rusland, & Lyffland, and wherin Lye the Narue and Wyburgh. 1588.
Hand-coloured engraved chart with sea beast, sailing ships and compass rose, c. 330x510 mm. English text on verso (right hand side). Repair to part of centrefold on verso, reinforcement of part of lower and outer right margin, left and right margins near trimmed, small damage to part of left margin, some minor holes to centrefold, some creases, minor spotting. Framed.

Text on verso: A plaine description of the sea coastes between Weiburghe and Narue, the farthest partes of the Belt, withe thier situations and commodities.

From the English version of the world´s first sea-atlas "Spieghel der Zeevaerdt" (1583-84), first produced in Dutch by Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer. Translated into English in 1588 by the politician Anthony Ashley. As a sign of the book´s influence in England, the word ´waggoner´ was used - with a nod to the Dutch author - to describe sea-atlases for several centuries afterwards.

English title of the atlas: "The Mariners Mirrour, wherin may playnly be seen the courses, heights, distances, depths, soundings, flouds, and ebs ... with the marks for th´ entrings of the Harbouroughs, Havens and Ports of the greatest parts of Europe".

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Auktionsnummer:

537624

Datum:

2018-06-19