Galliae, Biscajae et Gallissiae Sinus

Maker I and R Ottens

Date1715

Object number00008704

NameChart

MediumInk on paper

DimensionsOverall: 480 x 542 mm

ClassificationsMaps, charts and plans

Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Cabinet of Discoveries

Terms

DescriptionA coloured chart of the Bay of Biscay showing the coastline of western France from Brittany to Gascony and northern Spain from Basque Country (Vizcaya) to Galicia. The title 'Galliae, Biscajae et Gallissiae sinus' appears top right corner. At top left corner there is an inset map of the port of Lorient in Brittany titled 'Le port de Lorient' where the French East India Company had its warehouses and shipyards. At centre there is a vignette of a naval battle. At bottom centre there is a cartouche with the inscription 'De Bocht van Vranckryck Biscajen en Galis sen' and 'Gedruckt by R. & L. Ottens'.