[Dutch portolan chart of the eastern Dutch East Indies]

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This colourful hand-drawn portolan (nautical) chart was designed to aid navigation. It features a rhumbline network (the web of interconnected lines), bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs, anchor points and written notes.

Details
Date
1700
Attributes

Compass Rose

Longitude and Latitude

Scale

Rhumbline Network

Features

Bathymetry

Reef

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Title of Map
[Dutch portolan chart of the eastern Dutch East Indies.] [In manuscript.] [cartographic material]
Maker/Printer
NA
Date
1700
Scale
1:2,000,000
Size. (dimension of paper)
NA
Extent
1 scans.
Notes
NA
Place
East Indies
Call Number
MS D1 (185) [13] (Weston Stack)
Collection Name
NA
Sub-Collection (if relevant)
NA

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