[Zuid-Chinese Zee]

infoBlaeu, Joan; 1686

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Early navigation map of the South China Sea. The web of lines is a rhumbline network, while the numbers indicate sea depth (bathymetry), both used to aid navigation. A route around the Gulf of Thailand is marked with text and the dates 1643 and 1644.

Details
Date
1686
Map Maker
Blaeu, Joan
Attributes

Compass Rose

Longitude and Latitude

Rhumbline Network

Scale

Features

Kampong/Village

Bathymetry

Maritime Route

Regional Border

Reef

Shoal

Library Catalogue

Title
[Zuid-Chinese Zee]
Author/creator
Blaeu, Joan (1597/98-1673)
Country
Netherlands
Date issued
2017
Publication date
2017
Language
Dutch
Extent
1 scan.
Note
door Joan Blaeu.
Subject (topical)
74.17 geography of the oceans
Subject (geographic)
South China Sea
Form
Amsterdam,
Shelfmark
COLLBN 054-12-001
Persistent URL
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:876335

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