Map [La Coruña. El Ferrol, Spain]

Title

• [La Coruña. El Ferrol, Spain]

Summary

• "This English manuscript double chart, in pen and water colors, on vellum, shows the harbors of La Coruña and El Ferrol in Spain. The date, localities depicted, and provenance of the charts indicate that they were prepared for use in the Drake-Norris expedition of 1589. After the Spanish Armada was defeated in 1588 by the English fleet and failed in its attempt to invade England and overthrow Queen Elizabeth I, the English organized a counter-expedition aimed at destroying the remaining ships of the Armada. These ships had taken refuge in the northern Spanish ports of Santander and La Coruña-El Ferrol. The expedition, which ultimately was unsuccessful, was commanded by Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Norreys (Norris). In all probability, these maps were used in the expedition and depicted places that were to be attacked. The inscriptions below the scales at the tops of the maps read: "This Scale Containeth. 4. Leagus in Length Every Broad space Being an English Myle Itt Hyes in the Groine [La Coruña] in Spring Tydes. 12 Foot water."" World Digital Library.

Names

• Hans and Hanni Kraus Sir Francis Drake Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

• [1589]

Headings

• -  Coruña Bay (Spain)--Maps, Manuscript
• -  Ferrol Bay (Spain)--Maps, Manuscript
• -  Spain--Coruña Bay
• -  Spain--Ferrol Bay

Notes

• -  Both maps oriented with north to the bottom.
• -  Pen and water colors on vellum.
• -  Kraus, H.P. Sir Francis Drake, 50a
• -  Gift of Hans P. and Hanni Kraus.
• -  Conserved 09-82-067.4 1982 Library of Congress Conservation Division. For treatment information, contact the Preservation Directorate. https://ask.loc.gov/preservation pda

Medium

• 2 ms. map on one sheet : col. ; 50 x 35 cm. and 50 x 34 cm. on sheet 52 x 71 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

• G6562.C6145 1589 .C6

Repository

• Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 dcu

Digital Id

• http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g6562c.rb000006

Library of Congress Control Number

• 2004629169

Online Format

• image

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/2004629169

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