Format Map
Contributors Hacke, William
Dates 1690
Location Africa
Asia
China
Macau
Special Administrative Region
Language English
Subjects Africa
Asia
China
Coasts
Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Nautical Charts
Title
A description of the sea coasts ... in the East Indies /
Contributor Names
Hacke, William.
Created Published
[1690?]
Subject Headings
-  Nautical charts--Asia
-  Nautical charts--Africa
-  Coasts--Asia
-  Coasts--Africa
-  Asia
-  Africa
-  China--Macau (Special Administrative Region)
Notes
-  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.
Medium
1 Atlas (1 V. (Various Pagings)) : Ms., Col. Ill., Col. Maps ; 47 X 38 Cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G2201.P5 H3 1690
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
G7822C Ct000749 Http://Hdl.Loc.Gov/Loc.Gmd/G7822C.Ct000749
Library of Congress Catalog Number
2002626774
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