[Portolan chart of the South China Sea]

infoThornton, John; 1701

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Hand-drawn portolan (nautical) chart, featuring a rhumbline network (the web of interconnected lines), bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs, names of coastal settlements, and an elevation (side view) of a mountain at the north tip of Borneo.

Details
Date
1701
Map Maker
Thornton, John
Attributes

Longitude and Latitude

Rhumbline Network

Scale

Insets

Elevation

Features

Bathymetry

Maritime Route

Regional Border

Mountain/Volcano

Reef

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Title
[Portolan chart of the South China Sea, by John Thornton] [cartographic material]
Author
Thornton, John
Publication Date
[1701]
Map Data
Scale c1:3,000,000.
Format
1 map
Extent
1 scans.
Additional Information
[S.n.]
Publisher Details
[S.l.] : [S.n.]
Subjects
South China Sea -- Maps; Indochina -- Maps; China, Southern -- Maps; Philippine Islands -- Maps; Maps
Shelfmark
MS D1 (185) [5] (Weston Stack)
Permalink
http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/permalink/f/1vrc72e/oxfaleph020254242
Aleph System Number
20254242
Miscellaneous Notes

General Note: Coastal names: Soundings: Bearings.
General Note: In manuscript.
Copy-specific Notes

Open note in new window Notes for Bodleian Library: MS D1 (185) [5] Prev. shelfmark: MS Maps Indian Ocean a.1

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