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 InfoAmsterdam : Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ; Cleveland : Published for World Pub. Co., 1966.
Description1 atlas (xi, 231 pages in various pagings) : illustrations, maps ; 46 cm.
Subjects

Uniform titleSpieghel der zeevaerdt. English
Cartographic dataScales differ.
SeriesTheatrum 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 noteJoyner Rare copy includes dust jacket.
General noteFacsimile 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 noteIncludes bibliographical references (page xi).
Digital Bookplate Bookplate for Jack and Mary Spain
Original versionFacsim. 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/formPilot guides.
Genre/formEarly maps.
Genre/formEarly works.
Genre/formMaps.
Genre/formNautical charts.
Genre/formPilot guides.
Genre/formEarly maps.
Genre/formNautical charts.
LCCN 78654304

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Joyner Rare Collection - Oversize G1792 .W32 1966 ✔ Available Request Material