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Paskaerte Om Achter Yrland Om Te Zeylen Van D'Orcades

Paskaerte Om Achter Yrland Om Te Zeylen Van D'Orcades

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Oriented with north to the right of the page, this chart shows Ireland and the west coasts of England, Scotland and Wales. Traversed by rhumb lines and with a decorative compass rose, the chart is also adorned with national heraldry - three lions for England and the harp for Ireland. Sounding depths are given and a scale of miles in German, Spanish, English and French measurements is also given. An attractive chart from an early period of Dutch navigational charts.

region: Ireland
mapmaker: J.Robyn
place and date of publication: Amsterdam 1683
medium and colour: copperplate, Coloured
size in cms: 59.5 x 51
ref: 31958
price: £ 750

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