West-Indische paskaert ; waer in de graden der breedde over weder zyden vande middellyn wassende soo vergroten dat die geproportioneert syn tegen hunne nevenstaende graden der lengde. Vertoonende behalvē Europaes zuydelijcste alle de Zeekusten van Africa en America begrepen in 't Octroy bij de H.M.H. State Generael der vereenichde Nederl., verleent aende Generale West Indische Compagnie. Mitsgaders die van Peru en Chili inde groote Zuyd Zee
This is one of the very earliest Mercator charts which would have been useful a useful tool for navigating at sea. It is a copper-plate engraving printed onto vellum, preferred by many seafarers at this time for its resistance to damp. Shows rhumb lines, compass roses. Richly decorated with scrolls, mythical figurres. Also available online. Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2013. (Harvard Map Collection digital maps. ).
West-Indische paskaert ; waer in de graden der breedde over weder zyden vande middellyn wassende soo vergroten dat die geproportioneert syn tegen hunne nevenstaende graden der lengde. Vertoonende behalvē Europaes zuydelijcste alle de Zeekusten van Africa en America begrepen in 't Octroy bij de H.M.H. State Generael der vereenichde Nederl., verleent aende Generale West Indische Compagnie. Mitsgaders die van Peru en Chili inde groote Zuyd Zee
This is one of the very earliest Mercator charts which would have been useful a useful tool for navigating at sea. It is a copper-plate engraving printed onto vellum, preferred by many seafarers at this time for its resistance to damp. Shows rhumb lines, compass roses. Richly decorated with scrolls, mythical figurres. Also available online. Electronic reproduction. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard College Library Digital Imaging Group, 2013. (Harvard Map Collection digital maps. ).