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Atlases

Speculum Nauticum

Spiegel der Zeevaert, Latin edition of Lucaz Janszoon Waghenaer

1591

Titlepage of Lucas Jansz.Waghenaer 'Le Nouveau Mirroir'

Titel page of the 16000 French edition of 'Spieger der Zeevaert'

1600

Thresoor der Zeevaert

The oblong edition by Lucas Jannsz. Waghenaer

1602

The Sea Mirrour

English edition of 'Zeespiegel' van Willem Blaeu

1635

Atlas Major sive Cosmographia Blaviana -Tome one.

Part one of first edition of the famous Atlas major, with all instruments of Thyco Brahe

1662

The Coasting Pilot by Jeremiah Seller

Describing the Sea Coasts, Chanells, Soundings, Sands, Shoals, Rocks, and Dangers, The Bayes, Roads, Harbors Rivers & Ports with the Buoyes Beacons, and Sea markes, upon ye Coasts of England, Holland, Flanders & France

1703

Great Britain’s coasting Pilot

Captain Collins Greenville. First accurate pilot-charts of the UK ; Fifth folio edition

1744

Receuil sic des principaux plans des ports. et rades de Mer Mediterranée

Small Sea atlas with many Mediterranean coasts and harbours, by Jozeph Roux.

1764

Louis Antoine Comte de Bougainville. Voyage autour du monde

This is the first and rare edition, describing France’s first voyage around the world by one of its most famous circumnavigators.

1771

Three Voyages of James Cook.

First French editions, 16 volumes of which one atlas

1785

Atlas de Voyage de La Pérouse autour du Monde, Atlas Elephant Folio formaat

Description of one of the most famous scientific expeditions ever undertaken in the Pacific (from 1785-1788), a milestone of maritime exploration with the purpose of discovering new parts not previously found by Capt. Cook

1797

Magnetic Atlas John Churchman

Chart and booklet of the magnetic variations around the world

1800

Imray atlas, with four maps of the North Sea

Set of 4 charts to be used as a pilot for the North Sea in order to aid Britain's trade with the Baltic states

1855

Blaeu. Willem Jean. The Light of Navigation. Faksimile 1966.

1966

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