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Troughton & Simms Navigators Pantograph
Located in Norwell, MA
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...
Category
1920s European Antique Navigator
Materials
Wood
Rosewood Ship's Navigators Octant
Located in Norwell, MA
Ship's octant with rosewood frame, brass filters, mirror and peepsight. Unsigned.
Overall dimensions: 3" x 13" x 16". 2 pounds.
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1840s Antique Navigator
Materials
Brass
Ships Navigators Quadrant From 18th Century
Located in Norwell, MA
Antique T frame quadrant with engraved bone makers plate from Gilbert of London. With scale that reads to ninety degrees. (Scale shows repairs). There are two sun filters and two hor...
Category
1920s North American Antique Navigator
Materials
Wood
Troughton and Simms Navigators Sextant in Box
Located in Norwell, MA
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.
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Early 1900s North American Antique Navigator
Materials
Brass
16th C. Portuguese Renaissance Painting “Our Lady of Navigators”.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
16th C. Portuguese Renaissance Painting “Our Lady of Navigators” Dutch Ripple frame.
Very early
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16th Century Portuguese Renaissance Antique Navigator
Materials
Wood
Hendrik Brouwer: Eminent Navigator and Governor-General of the VOC, 1724
Located in Langweer, NL
a navigator and his leadership abilities.
2. **Service with the Dutch East India Company**: Brouwer
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1720s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
Antique Portrait of Dutch Navigator and Admiral Van Jakob Vanheemskerk, 1618
Located in Langweer, NL
memorables advenues tant és dits pays, qu'és pays voysins, depuis l'an 1315 (..)'.
The navigator and
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17th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 13.59 in W 8.08 in D 0 in
Map of Samoa or Schiffer-Inseln (Navigator Islands) - 19th Century German Map
Located in Langweer, NL
Map of Samoa or Schiffer-Inseln (Navigator Islands) - 19th Century German Map
This detailed 19th
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1890s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 5.91 in W 9.26 in D 0.01 in
18th Century Hand-Colored Engraving of a Serene Navigator: The Harbor Porpoise
Located in Langweer, NL
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...
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1770s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 9.85 in W 7.88 in D 0 in
Sir Francis Drake: 18th C. Portrait of 16th C. Navigator, Privateer, Politician
By Jacobus Houbraken
Located in Alamo, CA
-1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, and politician of the Elizabethan era
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1740s Antique Navigator
Materials
Engraving
Hand-Colored 1750 Plan of Batavia, Colonial Jakarta, Indonesia by Jacques Bellin
Located in Langweer, NL
to the left, revealing the city in a clear and practical format for navigators and officials. A
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Mid-18th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 10.52 in W 14.77 in D 0.01 in
Dutch East India Company Engraving of Batavia and Trade, Heydt 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
left, two European men (likely surveyors or navigators) examine globes and instruments—an allegory of
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
1756 Map of Brazil from Bahia to São Paulo by Bellin – French Colonial Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
*“Abrolhos, c'est à dire les Rochers”*, referring to the dangerous reefs well known to European navigators
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1750s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 10.44 in W 7.17 in D 0.01 in
Lithographic View of the Wangari Cape with a Maori Canoe (New Zealand) - 1836
Located in Langweer, NL
navigators of the 19th century, emphasizing the vibrancy and craftsmanship of indigenous seafaring traditions
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1830s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 9.93 in W 13.47 in D 0.01 in
19th Century, English Mahogany & Brass Nautical Gimbal Thermometer, Barometer
Located in Atlanta, GA
thermometer and barometer would have been an essential device for ship captains and navigators. Today, it
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19th Century British George III Antique Navigator
Materials
Brass
H 36.5 in W 4.5 in D 9 in
Map of Saint Helena Island: Early 18th-Century Copper Engraving by F. Bernard
Located in Langweer, NL
were commonly included in early maps to aid navigators in identifying land from a distance. The
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1720s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 6.23 in W 5.12 in D 0.01 in
Bay of Saint Helena: French Naval Chart by N.B. Ingénieur de la Marine, ca.1770
Located in Langweer, NL
French and English leagues (*Lieues Marines de France et d'Angleterre*), allowing navigators to gauge the
Category
1770s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 9.85 in W 7.49 in D 0.01 in
Period Portrait of Young Captain James Cook (1728-1779) Large 18thC Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
navigators. This exceptional piece is not only a fine example of 18th-century portraiture but also an artwork
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Early 19th Century Impressionist Antique Navigator
Materials
Oil
1616 Petrus Bertius Map of Arakan and Pegu in Southeast Asia
Located in Langweer, NL
, and German. His 1616 edition of this map was intended for European scholars, traders, and navigators
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1610s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
1685 Alain Manesson Mallet Map of Hokkaido (Lesso) in Northern Japan
Located in Langweer, NL
mythical lands like Company’s Land, which was believed to have been sighted by European navigators but was
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1680s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
1750 Bellin Map of the Red River (Tonkin River) and Hanoi, Vietnam
Located in Langweer, NL
interest for European navigators, merchants, and missionaries seeking access to Indochina.
The map
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1750s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
Naive School Portrait Of A Man With A Map, Original Antique Oil Painting
Located in Bristol, GB
desk alongside a quill probably denting him as a navigator of some kind.
The painting is probably
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18th Century Folk Art Antique Navigator
Materials
Canvas
H 33.47 in W 22.05 in D 0.79 in
Star Island, Isles of Shoals
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
sea. As an expert navigator and yachtsman, Sheppard had a deep reverence for the ocean and understood
Category
1880s Realist Antique Navigator
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea Chart: Newfoundland to Venezuela, 1745
Located in Langweer, NL
lines, intersecting at numerous points across the map, allowed navigators to plot their courses
Category
1740s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 22.05 in W 25.99 in D 0.01 in
Pair of rare 17th century celestial and terrestrial globes, Vincenzo Coronelli
By Vincenzo Coronelli
Located in Paris, FR
thanks to the information he collected from navigators and missionaries. He perfected the manufacture of
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1690s Italian Antique Navigator
Materials
Wood
H 5.52 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Confrontation and Culture: Samoan Warrior Engagement, Published in 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
The engraving is captioned as "Mode of Fighting in the Navigator's Islands" and depicts a scene of
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1820s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
Mercator's Ptolemaic Map of Ancient Assyria, Media, and Persia
Located in Langweer, NL
of the Mercator projection was revolutionary, allowing navigators to plot courses using straight
Category
16th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
Mid Nineteenth Century Ships Octant
Located in Norwell, MA
Navigators octant with ebony frame, brass arm, filters and peep sight. Bone Vernier scale. Kidney
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1860s European Antique Navigator
Materials
Brass
Mercator's Ptolemaic Map of the Holy Land, Cyprus and Syria, circa 1580
Located in Langweer, NL
Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.
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16th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 15.63 in W 19.77 in D 0.02 in
William IV Terrestrial And Celestial Floor Globes By J. W. Cary
By John & William Cary
Located in New Orleans, LA
COAST OF TARTARY, TOGETHER, With every other Improvement collected from Various Navigators to the
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Navigator
Materials
Mahogany
Scarce Latin Edition of Guillaume Delisle's 1700 Map of North America
Located in Langweer, NL
, and other navigators who were involved in the early exploration of the Americas and Pacific regions
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Early 1700s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
Large 1693 Maritime Map of Irish Sea, West Coasts of Ireland, England, Scotland
Located in Langweer, NL
extensive rhumb lines, which are lines used by navigators to plot a straight-line course.
- **Key
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1690s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 24.81 in W 37.01 in D 0.01 in
Large Map of Russian Discoveries in Siberia, Alaska & the Bering Strait, 1784
Located in Langweer, NL
parts of Alaska and providing further detailed knowledge of the area.
3. Russian Navigators in the
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1780s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 21.07 in W 29.93 in D 0.01 in
Small Original Antique Map of the Lower Alsace region, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.
Category
Early 17th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
Mercator's Ptolemaic map of Taprobana, (Ceylon) Sri Lanka
Located in Langweer, NL
Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat
Category
16th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
1717 Johannes Van Keulen Sea Chart of the Eastern Atlantic - Amsterdam to Gambia
Located in Langweer, NL
entire map, allowing navigators to chart their course across the open sea effectively.
2. decorative
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1710s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 20.87 in W 23.82 in D 0.01 in
Antique Print Illustrating How the Indians Cure Their Sick People
Located in Langweer, NL
William Dampier. Published 1723.
William Dampier was an English explorer, pirate, privateer, navigator
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
Map of Kerguelen’s Land: The Island of Desolation Explored by Captain Cook
Located in Langweer, NL
southern Indian Ocean. This remote and uninhabited island was discovered by French navigator Yves-Joseph de
Category
1780s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 9.45 in W 15.04 in D 0 in
Small Original Antique Map of Upper Saxony, Germany
Located in Langweer, NL
most famous for introducing Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same
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Early 17th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
Portrait of Abraham Ortelius Engraved by Philippe Galle, first published in 1579
Located in Langweer, NL
helped to unify mapmaking practices across Europe.
Ortelius's work not only aided navigators and
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16th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 14.77 in W 10.44 in D 0 in
View of the New Trinity House on Tower Hill
Located in Middletown, NY
, providing expert navigators for ships trading in Northern European waters.
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Late 18th Century English School Antique Navigator
Materials
Handmade Paper, Engraving
Antique Map of the Eastern Hemisphere by Teesdale, '1831'
Located in Langweer, NL
the navigators James Cook and John Gore. Plate 1 from: A new general atlas of the world, containing
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Mid-19th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
Large Antique Plan of St. Philiou Bay or Sant Feliu Catalonia Spain, circa 1746
Located in Langweer, NL
features relevant to Sant Feliu, offering a practical resource for sailors, navigators, or merchants of the
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Mid-18th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 13.59 in W 20.75 in D 0.02 in
A Voyage Round the World, In the Years MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV, By George Anson
Located in Middletown, NY
, it contained a huge amount of useful information for future navigators and with 42 detailed charts
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Navigator
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 11.26 in W 8.75 in D 1.19 in
Map of Vusihyen, Hu Chew Fu and Hou-Tcheou-Fou, Historical Chinese Cities, 1754
Located in Langweer, NL
des Voyages," were invaluable to navigators, explorers, and scholars. His influence was such that it
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1750s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 9.97 in W 7.05 in D 0 in
17th Century Nautical Chart of Skagerrak and Øresund by Johannes van Keulen
Located in Langweer, NL
powers. The map is detailed with numerous compass roses and rhumb lines, which helped navigators plot
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Late 17th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 21.07 in W 24.81 in D 0 in
Historical Map of the Black Sea and Surrounding Regions, 1705
Located in Langweer, NL
by scholars, navigators, and collectors alike during the time of its production and remains a
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Early 1700s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
Navigational Chart of Jamaica, Cape Gracias a Dios, and the Mosquito Coast, 1775
Located in Langweer, NL
that it was intended for use by British navigators and officials.
The exact wording from the bottom
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1770s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 20.87 in W 27.96 in D 0.01 in
Easter Island's Enigmatic Legacy: Moai Statues Engraved and Published in 1794
Located in Langweer, NL
Nathaniel Portlock was an English navigator and a contemporary of Captain James Cook, and he also undertook
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 10.04 in W 15.16 in D 0 in
Authentic Old Map of Southeast Asia with Original Border Coloring, 1745
Located in Langweer, NL
Australian continent by Dutch navigators. The Dutch were among the first Europeans to explore parts of
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1740s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of Chinese Jugglers and Doctors by De Lurcy, '1844'
Located in Langweer, NL
Lafond de Lurcy.
Artists and Engravers: Gabriel Lafond de Lurcy, French navigator, explorer and
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19th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of Chinese Jugglers and Doctors by De Lurcy, circa 1844
Located in Langweer, NL
Lafond de Lurcy.
Artists and Engravers: Gabriel Lafond de Lurcy, French navigator, explorer and
Category
19th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
Hand-Colored Print of Corporal Punishment with a Cangue (or Tcha), China, 1844
Located in Langweer, NL
Engravers: Gabriel Lafond de Lurcy, French navigator, explorer and adventurer.
Category
1840s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 6.3 in W 9.85 in D 0 in
W. Hartmann Antique Oak & Copper Ships Binnacle Nautical Maritime Compass
By A. Lietz Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
lantern housing which would help the navigator by illuminating the compass. Measure: 57".
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Navigator
Materials
Brass, Copper
Large Antique Sea Chart of the South-Eastern Coast of Sumatra, Indonesia
Located in Langweer, NL
resource for navigators.
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Late 18th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 30.2 in W 20.87 in D 0.02 in
Cemetery on Amsterdam Island, French Territory in the Indian Ocean, ca.1785
Located in Langweer, NL
a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps
Category
1780s Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 9.85 in W 15.36 in D 0 in
Fine Pair of Floor Globes by J & G Cary, Dated 1820 and 1833
By George & John Cary
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Discoveries with the Tracks of the Principal Navigators and every improvement in Geography to the present Time
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Navigator
Materials
Mahogany
Authentic Antique Map of the Caribbean, Gulf Coast and Central America, 1787
Located in Langweer, NL
comprehensive coverage would have been particularly valuable to navigators, explorers, and traders of the time
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Late 18th Century Antique Navigator
Materials
Paper
H 10.52 in W 16.38 in D 0.02 in
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