[Portolan chart of the Java Sea]

infoThornton, John; 1701

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Hand-drawn portolan (nautical) chart, featuring a rhumbline network (the web of interconnected lines), bathymetry (sea depth), shoals and reefs, and names of coastal settlements, all to aid navigation. With a colourful compass rose.

Details
Date
1701
Map Maker
Thornton, John
Printer/Publisher
John Thornton
Attributes

Compass Rose

Longitude and Latitude

Rhumbline Network

Scale

Features

Bathymetry

Maritime Route

Shoal

Reef

Library Catalogue

Title
[Portolan chart of the Java Sea.] Made by John Thornton. [In manuscript.] [cartographic material]
Author
Thornton, John
Publication Date
1701
Map Data
Scale ca. 1:1,700,000.
Format
1 map
Extent
1 scans.
Additional Information
J. Thornton
Publisher Details
[S.l.] : J. Thornton
Subjects
Java Sea (Indonesia) -- Maps; Maps
Shelfmark
MS D1 (185) [9] (Weston Stack)
Permalink
http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/permalink/f/1vrc72e/oxfaleph020251315
Aleph System Number
20251315
Miscellaneous Notes

General Note: Coastal names: Soundings: Bearings.
Copy-specific Notes

Open note in new window Notes for Bodleian Library: MS D1 (185) [9] Prev. shelfmark: MS Maps Indian Ocean a.1

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