William Hack
William Hack, or Hacke, (fl. 1671–1702) was an English cartographer. He made over 300 navigational charts from 1682 to 1702.
William Hack
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- Name
- William Hack
- Occupation
- Cartographer
- Born
- 1671
- Died
- 1702
- Languages
- English
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• Name — William Hack • Occupation — Cartographer
'The Port of Arica" by William Hack of the Thames school of chartmakers. Arica, in present-day Chile, was the entrepot for the great silver mined of Potos,í and a target of pirates. This chart was based on a Spanish derrotero captured by Captain Bartholomew Sharp in 1680.
William Hack · National Maritime Museum
'Guatimala" by William Hack of the Thames school of chartmakers. Based on a Spanish derrotero captured by Bartholomew Sharp in 1680.
William Hack · National Maritime Museum
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1671
William Hack born.
1702
William Hack died.
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Hack, William (fl
Las costas de la Nueva España en la cartografía náutica inglesa: del viaje de Basil Ringrose al atlas de William Hack (1680-1698), Investigaciones Geográficas, 2018
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