Detail View: Old Maps Collection: [Cambodia, China, Siompa]

Barcode: 
36878003542429
Title: 
[Cambodia, China, Siompa]
Other Title: 
[Buccaneer atlas]
Other Title: 
[Hack's descript of ye East Indies]
Contributor: 
Hacke, William, fl. 16--, cartographer
Contributor: 
Sharpe, Bartholomew, fl. 1679-1682, author
Category: 
Nautical Chart
Type: 
Manuscripts
Language: 
English
Language: 
Portuguese
Language: 
Dutch
Create Year: 
[ca. 1690]
Page No.: 
61
Scale: 
Scale not given.
Physical Map Dimension (cm): 
47 x 57 cm, on sheet 56 x 61 cm
Note: 
William Hacke and Bartholomew Sharpe were Buccaneers, also known as the Brethren of the Coast, a kind of privateers or free sailors. These privateers were nominally licensed by the authorities -first the French, later the English and Dutch- to prey on the Spanish, until their depredations became so severe they were suppressed. With both their experience they created this manuscript atlas with charts of the sea coasts of the East Indies. 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. On this particular chart it is depicted the east coast of Siompa -Vietnam- together with the south end blade shaped shoals with the set of three small islands on the south tip of the Paracel Islands. It also includes the River course until the 'City of Cambodia'
Note: 
Original is a manuscript watercolor chart, 47 x 38 cm, from the Atlas 'A description of the sea coasts [...] in the East Indies'. 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.
Note: 
Title from provenance library.
Note: 
There is a quarter of a 32-point compass rose with a half fleur-de-lis indicating north. Cities marked with the representation of castles.
Note: 
Scale line in English leagues.
Note: 
Latitude line on the right side of the map in black and white interchangeably.
Note: 
Relief shown pictorially and bathymetric relief by soundings.
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Map with graticule.
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Landmasses outlined in blue.
Note: 
Place names in English, Portuguese and Dutch.
Reference: 
Phillips, 3162
Subject: 
Nautical Chart
Subject: 
Coasts
Geographic Area: 
China
Geographic Area: 
Vietnam
Geographic Area: 
Paracel Islands
Geographic Area: 
Cambodia
Relation Note: 
[61]
Pub Title: 
Description of the sea coasts [...] in the East Indies
Pub Author: 
Hacke, William, fl. 16--
Pub Year: 
[ca. 1690]
Pub location: 
[S.l.]
Provenance: 
Library of Congress
Provenance: 
https://lccn.loc.gov/2002626774
Provenance Call No.: 
G2201.P5 .H3 1690 Vault.
MUST holding: 
https://must.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/853MUST_INST/171sgkf/alma991002973749705076