Antique Navigator

Nineteenth century pantograph with box by Troughton and Simms. Engraved Troughton and Simms, London. Missing one wheel. Great nautical instrument. Used in plotting course on a marine...

Ship's octant with rosewood frame, brass filters, mirror and peepsight. Unsigned. Overall dimensions: 3" x 13" x 16". 2 pounds.

Solid brass ship's sextant with lattice frame, colored glass filters, many accessory scopes, vernier scale with silver. Mounted into a kidney shaped box with a leather carry handle. ...

16th C. Portuguese Renaissance Painting “Our Lady of Navigators” Dutch Ripple frame. Very early

memorables advenues tant és dits pays, qu'és pays voysins, depuis l'an 1315 (..)'. The navigator and

a navigator and his leadership abilities. 2. **Service with the Dutch East India Company**: Brouwer

Map of Samoa or Schiffer-Inseln (Navigator Islands) - 19th Century German Map This detailed 19th

-1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era

This engraving features "Delphinus Phocaena Linn.," referring to what we now call the harbor porpoise (*Phocoena phocoena*). This depiction forms part of a broader collection from th...

exceptional accuracy and refined engraving, Cary globes and maps were widely used by scientists, navigators

glorify the courage of Dutch navigators and celebrate the global reach of Amsterdam’s merchants. The

heroic myth of the Dutch Golden Age of exploration, when cartographers, navigators, and publishers

ensuing skirmish. The episode likely derives from the voyage accounts of Dutch navigators such as Cornelis

navigators on their way to the East Indies, emphasizing curiosity, commerce, and discovery. Condition: Good

scene shows richly dressed merchants, navigators, and civic leaders gathered in a courtyard to welcome

for navigators and scholars alike. Condition report: Very good condition with a strong plate mark and

scholars, missionaries, and navigators, providing both political and geographic information about regions

island groups encountered by European navigators. The style suggests it was part of a larger travel or

navigator, explorer, and naval commander, published in Johannes Isacius Pontanus’ Rerum et urbis

European exploration and trade with the Pacific, though the treacherous conditions led some navigators to

reference for scholars, navigators, and colonial administrators during France’s colonial presence in the

scales, providing a valuable overview for mid-19th-century navigators and scholars. Published in 1857 by

influential *Atlas Encyclopédique*. Such maps were used by scholars, navigators, and colonial administrators

navigators of the 19th century, emphasizing the vibrancy and craftsmanship of indigenous seafaring traditions

to the left, revealing the city in a clear and practical format for navigators and officials. A

thermometer and barometer would have been an essential device for ship captains and navigators. Today, it

Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.

desk alongside a quill probably denting him as a navigator of some kind. The painting is probably

The engraving is captioned as "Mode of Fighting in the Navigator's Islands" and depicts a scene of

Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.

were commonly included in early maps to aid navigators in identifying land from a distance. The

Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat

French and English leagues (*Lieues Marines de France et d'Angleterre*), allowing navigators to gauge the

William Dampier. Published 1723. William Dampier was an English explorer, pirate, privateer, navigator

the navigators James Cook and John Gore. Plate 1 from: A new general atlas of the world, containing

most famous for introducing Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same

of the Mercator projection was revolutionary, allowing navigators to plot courses using straight

lines, intersecting at numerous points across the map, allowed navigators to plot their courses

thanks to the information he collected from navigators and missionaries. He perfected the manufacture of

sea. As an expert navigator and yachtsman, Sheppard had a deep reverence for the ocean and understood

, providing expert navigators for ships trading in Northern European waters.

features relevant to Sant Feliu, offering a practical resource for sailors, navigators, or merchants of the

COAST OF TARTARY, TOGETHER, With every other Improvement collected from Various Navigators to the

interest for European navigators, merchants, and missionaries seeking access to Indochina. The map

mythical lands like Company’s Land, which was believed to have been sighted by European navigators but was

lantern housing which would help the navigator by illuminating the compass. Measure: 57".  

Engravers: Gabriel Lafond de Lurcy, French navigator, explorer and adventurer.

, and other navigators who were involved in the early exploration of the Americas and Pacific regions

a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps

Discoveries with the Tracks of the Principal Navigators and every improvement in Geography to the present Time

parts of Alaska and providing further detailed knowledge of the area. 3. Russian Navigators in the

Lafond de Lurcy. Artists and Engravers: Gabriel Lafond de Lurcy, French navigator, explorer and

Lafond de Lurcy. Artists and Engravers: Gabriel Lafond de Lurcy, French navigator, explorer and

southern Indian Ocean. This remote and uninhabited island was discovered by French navigator Yves-Joseph de

des Voyages," were invaluable to navigators, explorers, and scholars. His influence was such that it

helped to unify mapmaking practices across Europe. Ortelius's work not only aided navigators and

resource for navigators.