cover image: A description of the sea coasts ... in the East Indies

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A description of the sea coasts ... in the East Indies

1 Jan 1690

Covers the coasts of eastern Africa, India, and the East Indies. Relief shown pictorially. Each drawing bears a brief description with soundings, distances and facts regarding anchorages and navigation of rivers which might be of value in pirating activities. This atlas is known as the "Buccaneer atlas" because it results from the experience of Hacke in association with Captain Bartholomew Sharpe, the notorious Buccaneer on various expeditions to the South Sea. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Phillips 3162 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
india africa china asia coasts nautical charts early works to 1800 maps, manuscript macau (special administrative region)

Authors

Hacke, William.

Published in
[1690?]
Series
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

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