Subject: Northern Europe, North Sea
Period: 1779 (circa)
Publication:
Color: Hand Color
Size:
23 x 20.1 inches
58.4 x 51.1 cm
This sea chart focuses on the North Sea and includes the coasts of England, Scotland, Holland, Denmark and Norway. The sea is full of rhumb lines, soundings, shoals, and arrows to indicate the direction of currents. A number of place names are identified along the coasts, but there is little inland detail. Adorned with a sailing ship, two compass roses and two cartouches. The title cartouche features a scene with lumberjacks, while the distance scale includes cherubs and a shepherdess.
References: Koeman, Van Keulen [32]*.
Condition: B+
A bright sheet with an "E V Oorspronk" watermark, a stain north of the Shetland Islands, and several small stains along the centerfold.