The mariners mirrour : London, 1588 / Lucas Jansz. Waghenaer ; with an introduction by R.A. Skelton.
| Author/creator | Waghenaer, Lucas Janszoon |
| Other author | Skelton, R. A. (Raleigh Ashlin), 1906-1970, editor. |
| Other author | Ashley, Anthony, Sir, 1551-1628, translator. |
| Format | Atlas |
| Publication Info | Amsterdam : Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ; Cleveland : Published for World Pub. Co., 1966. |
| Description | 1 atlas (xi, 231 pages in various pagings) : illustrations, maps ; 46 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Spieghel der zeevaerdt. English |
| Cartographic data | Scales differ. |
| Series | Theatrum Orbis Terrarum series of atlases in facsimile ; ser. 3, v. 2 Theatrum Orbis Terrarum series of atlases in facsimile ; ser. 3, v. 2. ^A1486465 |
| Abstract | "The pilot-book of Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer, De Spieghel der Zeevaerdt, printed by Plantin at Leiden in 1584-5, marks perhaps the greatest single advance in the history of hydrographic publication. Within the covers of a single work it provided the seaman with a manual of practical navigation, a set of printed charts (paskaarten), on a common scale, covering the coasts and waters of northern and western Europe, and sailing-directions which were otherwise only to be found in rutters (leeskaarten) unaccompanied by charts. Thus, in Spieghel, Waghenaer for the first time fused two traditional hydrographic compilations - the sea-atlas and the pilot-guide - and presented all the data necessary for coastal navigation in systematic form. The charts too, when first printed, must have been 'a revelation for the seaman and for the interested public' (Koeman 1964), in both their content and their form. Charts of these waters, on a scale large enough for pilotage, were a novelty, and in some important respects Waghenaer's foreshadowed modern practice, as the earliest set of charts to lay down graphically offshore detail of vital consequence to the mariner, such as sounding and shallows, sea-marks (bouys and beacons), anchorages and channels."--page v. |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy includes dust jacket. |
| General note | Facsimile of the copy at the Maritime Museum 'Prins Hendrik', Rotterdam. |
| General note | "Although ... the book had originally been entered to Henry Haslop at Stationers' Hall, its woodcut ornaments and initials are those of the printer John Charlewood. Since there is no record of its transfer from one printer to another, bibliographers suppose it to have been printed by Charlewood for Haslop."--page viii. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page xi). |
| Digital Bookplate | Bookplate for Jack and Mary Spain |
| Original version | Facsim. reprint. Originally published: [London : Printed by John Charlewood, 1588?], under title: The mariners mirrour ... first made & set fourth ... by ... Svke Wagenar of Enchuisen and now fitted with necessarie additions for the use of Englishmen by Anthony Ashley. |
| Acquisitions source | Joyner Rare copy gift of Jack and Mary Spain, 6/19/2024 |
| Genre/form | Pilot guides. |
| Genre/form | Early maps. |
| Genre/form | Early works. |
| Genre/form | Maps. |
| Genre/form | Nautical charts. |
| Genre/form | Pilot guides. |
| Genre/form | Early maps. |
| Genre/form | Nautical charts. |
| LCCN | 78654304 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Rare Collection - Oversize | G1792 .W32 1966 | ✔ Available | Request Material |