File:A chart of the western part of the East Indies. With all the adjacent islands, from Cape Bona Esperanca to Cape Comorin RMG F8088.tiff
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James Atkinson; John Colson; John Seller; John Thornton; William Fisher |
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English: A chart of the western part of the East Indies. With all the adjacent islands, from Cape Bona Esperanca to Cape ComorinBound sheet. Engr. Scale: [ca. 1:14 000 000 (bar)]. Cartographic Note: North at 270 degrees. Borders graduated for latitude. Plane chart. Bar scales in English and French leagues, Spanish leagues and Dutch miles (altered from first state of chart). Additional Places: Indian Ocean. A chart from the 'English Pilot, the Third Book, describing ... the Oriental Navigation'. Although it has the same title and coverage as a chart in Seller's 1675 Atlas Maritimus, this is a new plate. The graduation, coastlines and placenames all show differences. PBE6858, English Pilot Book 3, w part E Indies |
| Date | 1677 |
| Dimensions | Printed area 43 x 53 cm, on sheet 45 x 54.5 cm. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/542875 |
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| Identifier | id number: PBE6865(10) |
| Collection | Charts and maps |
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