A plat of France Spain Portugal and the Straits mouth. /
Moxon, Joseph,1627-1691.
[London : Joseph Moxon] and sold at his shop in Corn-hill at the sign of Atlas.,
[1657]
Bathymetry shown by soundings.
One of six charts included in Moxon's "Book of Sea Plats" issued in 1657.
One of five Moxon charts pasted together, back to back and backed with blue paper ; the practise of backing sea-charts with blue paper was not common until the later 18th century, implying a long usage for these charts.
Cropped along bottom, probably at the time of backing.
Title cartouche includes surveyors with instruments ; scale cartouche has depiction of Atlas.
Vignettes of sea creatures and ships.
Orientated with east to top.
Rhumb lines.
Atlantic Ocean from Brittany to North Africa, with Bay of Biscay and Straits of Gibraltar, showing coasts of France, POrtugal and southern Spain.
Stevenson Collection.
Nautical charts