Afbeelding vande Vermaere Seehaven ende Stadt van Duynkercken
sea chart depicts the coast at Dunkerque oriented with north at bottom by an elegant compass rose
Type of object:
Maps and globes
Time period:
Gouden eeuw Nederland
Place:
Amsterdam
Date:
1642
Maker / Author:
Pieter Codde
Publisher / Printer:
Willem en Johan Blaeu
Dimensions:
47,5 x 75 cm
Material:
Paper copperprint with original Ccoloring
Graduation:
Inscription:
blanc verso
Provenance:
Toonneel des Aerdrycks, 1642
References:
Koeman, Bl 26A, Y (102). From Toonneel des Aerdrycks, 1642, maps Nederlandt #28
Description
This large sea chart depicts the coast at Dunkerque oriented with north at bottom by an elegant compass rose. Bergues ( Wynoxbergen) and a few other cities, are located along the coast and the banks and shoals are shown in the sea where a large fleet of warships is gathered. Apart from the profile of Dunkirk, the chart also incorporates profiles of Wynoxbergen, Cleen / Groot Casssel, Cleijn / Groot Sinten, Maerdijk, St. Goris, Grevelinge, De Hoijen, Waldamme and Calais, and a fleet of warships on the coast.There is a small inset of the coast near Calais at bottom. The map was prepared by Capt. Pieter Codde of Enkhuizen. French text on verso. Printed on two joined sheets, as issued.
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