The lighting colomne or sea-mirrour containing the sea-coasts of the northern, eastern and western navigation: setting forth in divers necessarie sea-cards all the ports, rivers, bayes, roads, depths and sands ... With the discoveries of the chief countries, and on what cours and distance they lay one from another ... As also the situation of the northernly countries, as islands, the strate Davids, the isle of Ian-Mayen, Bear-Island, Old-Greenland, Spitsbergen and Nova Zembla ... Gathered out of the experience and practice of divers pilots and lovers of the famous art of navigation. By Jan van Loon. Whereunto is added a brief instruction of the art of navigation, together vvith nevv tables of the suns declination, also an almanack extending untill the yeare 1661.

The Doorloy.

For to sayle from Flushing out at the Doorloy with ships that draw much Water, you must set sayle when the Water is flowed an houre or two, for to come with halfe flood, or against the highest Water to the shoales, goe from Flushing first alongst by the shore, and then westnorthwest, untill that West-cappell come within two shippes length to the poynt of the Sand-hill, to wit, that West-cappel stand soo much within the west poynt of the Sand-hils, bring that alsoo not further out, not neerer to the poynt of the Sand-hills, for els you should sayle upon the Raen. When that West-cappell standeth soo, and S. Anne (a flat Steeple in Flanders to the westwards of Sluce) stand∣eth amongst the east Sand-hils of Casand, then goe northwest and by west out at the Doorloy. When that S. Anne commeth then to the westwards of that fore∣sayd Sand-hill, then commeth the castle of Sluce, un∣der or behinde that sand-hill, keepe that under, or right to the east side of the foresayd sand-hils, & then goe out northwest and by west, and you shall goe cleare of the Raen and the Rasses. If you bring West-cappell without the sand-hills before that Saint Anne come without the foresayd sand-hills of Casand, then you shall be to farre to the northwards, and to neer the Rasses. Or if you bring Sint Anne without the sand-hills of Casand, before West-cappell come to the end of the sand-hills, then you shall be to farre to the southwards, & shall come against the Raen, but when you bring West-cappell to the poynt of the sand-hill, & S. Annes without the sand-hills of Casant one as soone as the other, then you are amid the channell of the Doorloy right in the fareway.

For to find the Doorloy comming in out of the sea, you must run to the Raen by the lead, untill that West-chappell come within a masts length neere to the Scon∣ce, and sayle soo right in, or take the sounding of the Raen, and run alongst by it, untill that S. Anne come to the foresayd east sandhill of Casand, then goe in alongst s. e. & by east, & you shall soon be over the shoalest & find deeper water, but you must reckon wel your ty•••••• for the flood falleth in to the Doorloy first south (as also the after-ebbe) afterwards s. s. e. & at last to the southwards. Therefore if you will goe in at the Doorloy with a fore-flood, you must go at least e. s. east, or els (if you should goe in upon your direct course) you should lightly be carried against the Raen. Comming then out of the sea alongst by the Raen, untill that S. An∣ne be hidden amongst the sand-hils of Casand, then goe on eastsoutheast, untill that Westcappell come within the poynt of the sand-hils, and then run boldly right on with Flushing. In darke weather men may sound al∣ongst by the Rasses; when that you keep the Castle of Sluce to the eastwards of the foresaid sand-hill upon Ca∣sand, then you cannot take hurt of the Raen, but when the Church of Sluce standeth to the w. side of the for∣esayd sand-hills, then you are thwart of the shoalest of the Raen.

Notes

• For to fin∣de the Doorloy comming in out of the sea.