Waghenaer’s sea atlases
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Waghenaer’s sea atlases are pioneering late-16th-century Dutch nautical chart books that revolutionized maritime navigation and helped establish the Netherlands as a leading seafaring and cartographic power.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cartographic work
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nautical atlas ⓘ navigation manual ⓘ sea atlas ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlantic coastal navigation
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Baltic Sea navigation ⓘ Dutch Golden Age of cartography ⓘ North Sea navigation ⓘ |
| cartographicInnovation |
integration of charts with written sailing directions
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standardized symbols for coastal features ⓘ systematic coastal charts for mariners ⓘ use of rhumb lines on charts ⓘ |
| contains |
coastal profiles
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compass roses ⓘ sandbank indications ⓘ scale bars ⓘ soundings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| creator | Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1584 ⓘ |
| genre | pilot book ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
among the first printed sea atlases
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model for later Dutch and English pilot guides ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to Dutch dominance in seafaring
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improved safety of coastal navigation ⓘ influenced later European sea atlases ⓘ revolutionized European maritime navigation ⓘ supported expansion of Dutch overseas trade ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | professional seafarers ⓘ |
| intendedUse | practical navigation at sea ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Dutch
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English ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Spieghel der Zeevaerdt
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Spieghel der Zeevaerdt ⓘ
surface form:
Thresoor der Zeevaert
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| printingTechnique | copperplate engraving ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
| subject |
coastal geography
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harbors ⓘ maritime routes ⓘ nautical navigation ⓘ sailing directions ⓘ tides ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Dutch navigators
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English navigators ⓘ other European mariners ⓘ |
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