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"The Mariner's Mirrour" 1588
Document Type: Photo/Image
Geographic Location: England
ID Number: Mariners_Mirrour
Keywords: Navigation
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Description:
The Mariners Mirrour was the English translation by Anthony Ashley's of the Dutch Spieghel der Zeevaerdt by Lucas Janszoon Wagenaer. Published in 1588, it provided between one pair of covers a treatise on navigation, sailing directions, and the latest charts for most of Europe. It was so important, and its Dutch creator so well recognized that this type of navigational publication became known in England as "Waggoners."
The title page shows the instruments of a navigator of 1588:
quadrant
astrolabe
cross staff
celestial globe
terrestial globe
lead line
dividers
compass
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