Tabula Islandiae auctore Georgio Carolo Flandro
Single sheet. Hand coloured engraving. Scale [circa 1:1,700,000]. The borders are graduated for latitude and longitude, rhumb lines shown. The scale is in German and French miles. The coastline of Iceland is shown with exaggerated indentations. Mountains and a volcano are depicted in bird's eye view. The cartouche is decorated with fairies and fruit; the sea is decorated with two sea creatures and a ship.
This chart is from a Dutch edition of Blaeu's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. It has a description of Iceland, in Dutch, printed on the reverse.
This chart is from a Dutch edition of Blaeu's Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. It has a description of Iceland, in Dutch, printed on the reverse.
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Object details
| ID: | G214:21/1 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Charts and maps |
| Type: | Chart |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Flandro, Joris Carolus; Blaeu, Willem Jans Zoon |
| Places: | Iceland |
| Date made: | 1648 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Printed area 38 x 50cm on sheet 56 x 64.5cm. |