Rare First Nautical Chart of Europe by Waghenaer, 1584: Portolan Rhumb Lines, Unusually Round Iceland Finish:Map It’s a striking statement for

It’s a striking statement for interiors—especially alongside rattan or teak

a scion of the illustrious Visscher family

serving as a reference for scholars and the educated public of the time

The landscape is further brought to life with the inclusion of major rivers such as the Stour

Grass Snake (Couleuvre)

Rare First Nautical Chart of Europe by Waghenaer, 1584: Portolan Rhumb Lines, Unusually Round Iceland Finish:Map It’s a striking statement forUniverse Europe maritime eiusque navigationis descriptio is the commanding title of Lucas Janszoon Waghenaers pioneering sea chart, issued in 1584 at the dawn of Europes oceanic enterprises. It assembles the coasts of the British Isles and Scandinavia, the stormy North Sea, the Spanish Sea of the western Mediterranean, the littoral of North Africa, and the open reaches of the Atlantic into a single navigational picture. A dense web of rhumb lines