England, Devon, Dorset, Plymouth, Exeter... Waghenaer/Van Doetecum, 1586, Angliae orae maritimae inter Plemoutham et Portlandiam simul et preacipuoru portium, vera effigies et delineatio.
€749.00
Item number:
24 34 CZ
Rare 16th century folio sized copper engraved large nautical chart by J. VAN DOETECUM showing part of the southern coast of England (between Plymouth on the left and Weymouth on the right). Decorated with 2 cartouches, a compass rose with many indicated cardinal directions, ships and a sea monster, Published in L.J. WAGHENAER, Spieghel der Zeevaerdt, ±1586. Rare and decorative chart.
Ref: Koeman IV, Wag. Spieghel der Zeevaerdt [21b]. "Thanks to the unparalleled skill of the engravers, Baptist and Johannes van Deutecom, the original ms. charts by Waghenaer were transformed into the most beautiful maps of the period" (Koeman IV, p.469).
Two tiny (pin)holes in centre. Fine copy.
Image 32,5x51cm, sheet 40,5x56cm