Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer:  Beschrijvinge van een deel vann Schottlandt van Bambourg tot Aberdein daer Edenburg de princepaele Coepstat in is, So hem tlant daer vthoont beneffens zeijlende. Orae maritimae Scotiae a Bamburgo ad Aberdinum, vera delineatio. Lucas Iansz Wagenaer.

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Title: Beschrijvinge van een deel vann Schottlandt van Bambourg tot Aberdein daer Edenburg de princepaele Coepstat in is, So hem tlant daer vthoont beneffens zeijlende. Orae maritimae Scotiae a Bamburgo ad Aberdinum, vera delineatio. Lucas Iansz Wagenaer.

Map Maker: Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer

Description:

Fine example of Waghenaer's map of he region between Aberdeen and Bambourg, centered on Edinburgh.

Includes sea monsters, sailing ships, compass rose, decorative cartouche, soundings, anchorages and soundings. Wagenhaer was a Dutch pilot who produced the first set of effective navigational charts, under the title Spiegel der Zeevaerdt.

These gorgeous charts, engraved by Baptist and Jan van Doetecum, embody the latest contemporary knowledge of navigation and position finding and set the standard which was followed for more than a century. Waghenaer's charts are magnificent works of art, which are highly sought after by collectors. An essential map for collectors of the region and the earliest decorative sea chart of the region.

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Maps of the British Isles
Maps of Scotland