Thresoor der Zeevaert

Description

hardbound,
incl. 22 folding nautical charts;
numerous coast line surveys in the text. Limited Edition Reprint of the original Leyden edition of 1592;
with an introduction by R. A. Skelton .
The 2nd atlas produced by Waghenaer, this compilation of navigational aids & charts
was adapted & patterned after A. Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum ;
also contains a supplementary section of text describing the navigation
to the East Indies and China possibly added after the return of Dirk Gerritsz in 1590;
Published by Van Hoeve, Amsterdam