Antique Navigation

Radiating compass lines connect the islands, offering navigational bearings that would have been crucial for 19th-century seafarers.

The Kattegat and Skagerrak waters are prominently indicated, emphasizing the nation’s historical role in northern European trade and navigation. A particularly appealing feature is ...

The Kattegat and Skagerrak waters are prominently indicated, emphasizing the nation’s historical role in northern European trade and navigation. A particularly appealing feature is ...

Here, Dufy painted themes close to his heart, portraying no fewer than 125 life-sized historical figures who each contributed in some way or another to the study of light and illumin...

Measuring 33 × 50 cm, the sheet combines both functional and decorative qualities, typical of historical European maps designed for study, navigation, and display. While the date and...

The chart also marks significant coastal features and passages, with latitude graduations along the central meridian aiding navigation. This engraving reflects the French Enlightenm...

Here, Dufy painted themes close to his heart, portraying no fewer than 125 life-sized historical figures who each contributed in some way or another to the study of light and illumin...

This chart reflects the golden age of Dutch maritime exploration, depicting the navigational routes and coastal details crucial to seafarers in the early 18th century.

Notable features include the “Grand Desert de Nubie,” the Kingdom of Abyssinia, and the coastal outlines of the Red Sea with navigational notes. Several inset maps depict important h...

The Mercator projection allows for accurate navigation and maritime use, emphasizing coastlines and oceanic expanses.

Traditionally, Carrancas were mounted on the prows of boats as protective figures, believed to safeguard fishermen and travelers by warding off evil spirits and ensuring safe navigat...

Traditionally, Carrancas were mounted on the prows of boats as protective figures, believed to safeguard fishermen and travelers by warding off evil spirits and ensuring safe navigat...

His work was characterized by a combination of scientific precision and clear visual design, making his maps both practical for navigation and highly attractive as decorative works.

It features a central roller bar that allows ink to flow along the entire length of the ruler while maintaining a parallel distance from an edge, making it an ideal tool for navigati...

The map’s French caption records navigational information, including a magnetic variation of 3° northwest, reflecting the Jesuit and French cartographic tradition of combining geogra...

There were four ships called ‘Ballarat’ built for the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co (still operating cruise ships today as P&O).

Coronelli’s ship engravings were intended to inform as well as to impress, serving readers interested in geography, navigation, and maritime technology. Printed on period paper, the...

It presents a late 19th-century vision of global geography, combining political divisions with important navigational information. The map divides the continents into distinct color...

- It highlights the broader region of Languedoc, a historical province known for its wine production and medieval history. 4. **Navigational Aids**: - The map features a comp...

Bays, capes, and anchorages are carefully delineated, reflecting the map’s hydrographic function and relevance to navigation. Visually calm yet authoritative, the map’s wide horizon...

The scene was produced for a French voyage or geographic publication of the late 17th to early 18th century and reflects early European exploration and navigation in the East Indies....

While Coronelli is best known for his monumental globes and world atlases, the Atlante Veneto also included detailed and finely engraved plates devoted to maritime subjects, reflecti...

The map’s layout emphasizes these coastal zones and navigational routes, illustrating the strategic significance of the region within the global trading networks of the period.

This nautical scene highlights indigenous maritime technology and navigation traditions central to island life. Each element is numbered and arranged for reference to accompanying sc...

Guyot further demonstrates that period’s growing interest in scientific inquiry, making the atlas a valuable resource not just for navigation and geography, but also for understandin...

Each sheet records a different quadrant of the capital, divided into half-mile squares and circles for practical navigation and urban analysis. When viewed as a group, the maps revea...

The inclusion of multiple scales and coordinate references underscores the practical, navigational purpose of the map. Maps of the French Indian Ocean islands from this period are i...

The inclusion of multiple scales and coordinate references underscores the practical, navigational purpose of the map. Maps of the French Indian Ocean islands from this period are i...

The southern reaches depict Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego, the Strait of Magellan, and Cape Horn, highlighting the strategic and navigational importance of this region. Visually comma...

This map not only served as a navigational tool but also as a showcase of the sophistication of French cartography during the Enlightenment era.

The man, holding a long paddle, wears an earring and traditional body markings, suggesting his role within maritime life and Palauan navigation culture. The engraving reflects the E...

As Hydrographer to the French Navy, Bonne synthesized the latest geographic intelligence into maps intended for navigation, administration, and strategic planning.

These maps illustrate the Indian interior, river systems, coastlines, and political regions with a clarity intended for practical navigation and geographic understanding rather than ...

Technique: Copperplate engraving Maker: Rigobert Bonne, France, circa 1780 Keyword block: Great Lakes antique map, Rigobert Bonne map, Canada antique map, Lake Superior Lake Michiga...

Technique: Hand-coloured copperplate engraving Maker: Giulio Ferrario publication, Milan (Italy), circa 1815 Keywords: Chinese boats engraving, antique China ships print, Ferrario C...

The detailed coastal delineation underscores the importance of maritime navigation and trade along the Atlantic seaboard. Bonne’s restrained engraving style enhances both readabilit...

Such maps were essential for navigation, diplomacy, trade, and military planning, reflecting the geopolitical significance of the Barbary states during the Enlightenment.

It reflects the growing 19th-century interest in global systems and navigation and would appeal to collectors of antique maps, maritime history, or early meteorological science.

The chart is conceived as a practical navigational tool. The Irish Sea and surrounding waters are densely filled with depth soundings, while extensive rhumb lines radiate across the ...

Portman Date: c.1800 Keywords: Admiralty Islands art, Papua New Guinea ethnography, Melanesian culture, Pacific exploration print, canoe navigation art, Cook era interest, Oceania a...

Keywords: New Zealand landscapes, French Pass, Astrolabe Bay, Dumont d'Urville, Astrolabe expedition, Louis Auguste de Sainson, Maori interaction, maritime exploration, 19th-century ...

The company served multiple markets: public and industrial lighting lighthouse optics and navigation beacons road signage and automotive headlights and artistic lighting produced un...

It was intended not for navigation, but for theological reference and visualizing scripture, and today it remains highly desirable among collectors of Holy Land maps, biblical cartog...

The use of a projected grid and curved latitude and longitude lines situates the continent within a global framework, emphasizing navigation and scientific measurement rather than de...

In 1913, the Company took its final name and became: La Compagnie de Navigation Paquet. On the poster, flamenco dancers undulate to the sound of the guitar.

Inland detail is deliberately limited, underscoring the chart’s navigational purpose during the height of European maritime expansion in Southeast Asia.

Blackie, Scotland, 1860 Keywords: North Circumpolar map, Arctic map, North Pole map, polar projection, Arctic Ocean, Greenland map, Arctic Canada, Canadian Arctic, Siberia Arctic, L...

The New Wharf Pottery Company was located at Navigation Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, operating from 1878 until 1894.

Rather than serving navigational purposes, it functioned as a didactic reference, aligning geography with historical texts by authors such as Ptolemy, Strabo, and Pliny.

The map was created based on the navigational observations of mariners and published in the 18th century, most likely in France.

This map is a fine example of 18th-century cartography, particularly focused on maritime navigation. The map is titled "A Correct Chart of St.

Biblical place names and tribal divisions are carefully delineated, reflecting the map’s primary function as a tool for scriptural study and historical reference rather than navigati...

This detailed map offers a comprehensive view of the world at the turn of the 20th century, depicted using the Mercator projection that was favored for its accurate representation of...

Carved overall with globe, and navigation instruments. Foliate and neoclassical motifs.

Through WW 1, WW 2 and the Korean war they designed timers, navigational devices, automobiles, aviation and nautical equipment.

Insets provide additional regional detail, underscoring the importance of maritime navigation and territorial administration during the Dutch colonial period.

The map presents Borneo as one of the most important and least penetrated colonial landscapes of Southeast Asia, combining coastal navigation detail with deeply rendered interior top...

The composition captures the harbor from a wide vantage point, emphasizing the expanse of water and the activity of trade and navigation that defined New York at the time. American f...

Such profile views were used both for navigational reference and for geological observation.

The region also played a key role in maritime navigation and the salt trade. Today, Loire-Atlantique is known for its Muscadet wines, produced near the lower Loire from the Melon de ...