Jean Rotz, Boke of Idrography (The 'Rotz Atlas')



Manuscript 216.73.216.62 (0)

1542

Jean Rotz, Boke of Idrography (The 'Rotz Atlas')

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Maps illustrate the strong continuity and tradition of maritime charting of the Singapore strait from the chart drawn by the Frenchman Jean Rotz and presented to Henry VIII in 1542, to British Admiralty charts of the straits surveyed and published three centuries later. Includes chart of the Indian Ocean, from Cape Comorin on the west to Aimoey Bay in China on the east., Royal MS 20 E IX)

Subjects

Indian Ocean--Maps Singapore Strait--Maps Nautical charts--Indian Ocean Nautical charts--Singapore Strait

Categories

Geographical areas and countries

Additional Details

Title
Jean Rotz, Boke of Idrography (The 'Rotz Atlas')
Creators
  • Rotz, Jean
Subject
  • Indian Ocean--Maps
  • Singapore Strait--Maps
  • Nautical charts--Indian Ocean
  • Nautical charts--Singapore Strait
Publisher
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1542
Contributors
  • British Library
  • William and Judith Bollinger
Digital Description
application/pdf, col. maps
Copyright
  • All rights reserved. The British Library, 2017