Portolan chart of English Channel and North Atlantic, 1641

File — Box: 2

Call Number: MS J7:2

Scope and Contents

Made by Nicholas Comberford Dwellings Nears to the West Ends of the Schools House at the Signs of the Platt in Radcliffe. The margin indicates "This Scale Contanieth one Hondreth English Leagues After Twentie Leagues To one Degree."

Area Covered by the chart:

Northernmost: Dundee (56° 28' N)

East: Dunkirk (2° 23' E)

South: Bayona, Spain (ca 42° N)

West: Atlantic (ca 14° W)

Dates

Creation: 1641

Extent

1 Leaves (1 sheet in a modern case (Adjarian)) : Ornamentation: In colors and gold. Pagination: Single sheet, formerly folded once. Material: Parchment. Scribe: Comberford. Markings: Note-hinge-marks mounted on planks?