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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

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Brass

Antique Rosewood Ship's Navigators Octant
Rosewood Ship's Navigators Octant
H 16 in W 13 in D 3 in
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

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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

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Paper

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

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Engraving

A Cary’s 15 inch terrestrial globe 1849
By George & John Cary
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
the Principal Navigators and every improvement in geography to the present Time. London. Published by
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19th Century English Antique Navigator

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Mahogany

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

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Canvas

Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box
Located in Norwell, MA
Late Nineteenth Navigators Sextant. T Frame design. Box has label of H.A. Johannesen Compass
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1920s Norwegian Antique Navigator

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Wood

Antique Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box
Solid Brass Ships Sextant In Box
H 12 in W 11 in D 6 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

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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

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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

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Paper

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.
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Early 17th Century Antique Navigator

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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
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16th Century Antique Navigator

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Paper

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
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Mid-18th Century Antique Navigator

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Paper

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

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Engraving, Handmade Paper

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

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Paper

19th Century French Renaissance Triple Bookcase ~ Display Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
, telescope and a navigator's compass, flanked by pierce-carved foliates scrolling out to the corners which
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1870s French Renaissance Revival Antique Navigator

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Glass, Oak

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

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Paper

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

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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

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Paper

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

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Paper

19th Century Antique Ships Chandler Shop Advertising Sign
Located in Peabody, MA
displays a fairly detailed replica of a navigator’s octant (or sextant) and the proprietor’s name and
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Late 19th Century American Folk Art Antique Navigator

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Wood

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
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Late 18th Century Antique Navigator

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Paper

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

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Paper

Historic photo depicting Blackburn R-1 Blackburn in flight made in 1920s British
Located in Milan, IT
navigator sat inside the fuselage, and a weapons station was located in the rear of the fuselage cabin. The
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1920s Antique Navigator

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Paper

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

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Paper

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

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Brass, Copper

Nathaniel Bowditch American Federal Giltwood Convex Mirror of Monumental Size
Located in Essex, MA
maritime navigation; his book The New American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, is still
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Navigator

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Giltwood

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.
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1840s Antique Navigator

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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

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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
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19th Century Antique Navigator

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Paper

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
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1780s Antique Navigator

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Paper

The Death of Commander Fleuriot de Langle and His Men at Maouna, Samoa, 1797
Located in Langweer, NL
older or alternative name associated with a location in the Navigator Islands, which are known today as
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1790s Antique Navigator

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Paper

Original Antique Hand-Colored Map of Southern Scotland, ca.1600
Located in Langweer, NL
most famous for introducing Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same
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Early 1600s Antique Navigator

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Paper

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

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Mahogany

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
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19th Century English Regency Antique Navigator

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Mahogany

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

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Paper

Antique Signed Oil on Canvas Warren W. Sheppard, Likely an America's Cup Race
By Warren W. Sheppard
Located in Morristown, NJ
also known for his expertise as a racing yachts designer and navigator. He died on February 23, 1937.
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Navigator

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Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

End 19th Century Antique Magnetic Topographic Compass Made in Brass and Oak
Located in Milan, IT
orientation at the end of the XII century because of merchants and Arab navigators.
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1890s Italian Antique Navigator

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Oak

Original Antique Map of the English counties Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, etc, 1633
Located in Langweer, NL
Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat
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1630s Antique Navigator

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Paper

Antique Map of the Tonkin River ‘Vietnam’ by J.N. Bellin, 1764
Located in Langweer, NL
that would have been useful to navigators, such as the locations of islands, and depth and sounding
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Mid-18th Century Antique Navigator

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Paper

Mahogany and Brass Skylight Ship Binnacle, T.S. & J.D. Negus NY, Circa 1860
Located in Hollywood, SC
iron port and starboard navigator balls that are adjustable on cast brass arms. The signed compass is
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1860s American American Empire Antique Navigator

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Brass, Iron

1817 John Thomson's Handcolored Antique Map of St. Kitts, Nevis, and St. Lucia
Located in Langweer, NL
cartographic information, which made his maps particularly useful for navigators and scholars. The quality of
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Early 19th Century Antique Navigator

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Paper

Pair of Cary’s Table Globes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Perouse on the coast of Tartary, together with every other Improvement collected from Various Navigators
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Early 1800s English Antique Navigator

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Ebony

Antique Print of Two Sea Lions on the Shore of Juan Fernandes by Anson, '1749'
Located in Langweer, NL
or one of the crew from his ship, the Centurion. When the early navigators and explorers came back to
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Mid-18th Century Antique Navigator

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Paper

Original Old Map of South East England Incl London, Oxford, Cambridge, Etc, 1633
Located in Langweer, NL
introducing Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing
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1630s Antique Navigator

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Paper

1817 Map of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with Original Hand Coloring
Located in Langweer, NL
navigators and scholars. The quality of the paper and printing techniques used by Thomson were also superior
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Early 19th Century Antique Navigator

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Paper

A pair of mahogany Regency 21-inch globes by J&W Cary dated 1799 and 1819
By Cary’s
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
LAPEROUSE on the COAST of TARTARY, TOGETHER With every other improvement collected from Various Navigators
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1790s English Regency Antique Navigator

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Mahogany

Map of Tapi or Tapti River in Central India and Along the Arabian Sea, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
and soundings intended to aid the navigator. Artists and Engravers: François Valentijn (1666-1727
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1720s Antique Navigator

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Paper

Antique Handcolored Print of Punishment with a Cangue in China, 1844
Located in Langweer, NL
Engravers: Gabriel Lafond de Lurcy, French navigator, explorer and adventurer. Condition: Fair, general
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19th Century Antique Navigator

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Paper

1870s Vintage Mahogany Barometer Signed Verga Weather Measurement Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
navigator, has always observed and tried to forecast the changes of weather. Scientific studies about these
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Navigator

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Mahogany

A pair of Newton and Son ‘New & Improved’ 15 inch globes
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
delineated from the observations of the most esteemed Navigators and Travellers to the Present Time
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1860s English Antique Navigator

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Walnut

Old Eastern Balkans Map, with Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Bosnia, Serbia, 1633
Located in Langweer, NL
instrument maker. He is most famous for introducing Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators
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1630s Antique Navigator

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Paper

1860s Torricellian Barometer Oak Wood Negretti & Zambra Old Weather Instrument
Located in Milan, IT
navigator, has always observed and tried to forecast the changes of weather. Scientific studies about these
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1860s British Antique Navigator

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Oak

Anatomical Model of Gorilla by Dr. Louis Auzoux Plus Unique Handwritten Booklet
By Dr. Louis Auzoux
Located in Haarlem, NL
Hanno the Navigator recorded coming across ‘women with hairy bodies, whom our interpreters called
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1860s French Antique Navigator

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Paper

Antique Map of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Overseas Territory, 1778
Located in Langweer, NL
named after an English navigator, Captain Samuel Wallis, who discovered it while sailing the HMS Dolphin
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18th Century Antique Navigator

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Paper

Captain James Cook: 18th C. Portrait by William Hodges After Cook's 2nd Voyage
By William Hodges
Located in Alamo, CA
. Captain James Cook (1728-1779) was an English explorer, navigator, surveyor and cartographer, who
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1770s Antique Navigator

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Engraving

Old Print of French Travellers Visiting a Village in Kupang, Timor, 1825
Located in Langweer, NL
Freycinet (1779-1841) was a French navigator who circumnavigated the earth. Condition: Very good, given
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1820s Antique Navigator

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Paper

Print of the French Disembark at the Portugese Settlement of Dille, Timor, 1825
Located in Langweer, NL
Freycinet (1779-1841) was a French navigator who circumnavigated the earth. Condition: Very good, given
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1820s Antique Navigator

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Paper

Rare Full-Length Portrait of a Native from the Indonesian Island Timor, 1825
Located in Langweer, NL
: Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet (1779-1841) was a French navigator who circumnavigated the earth
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1820s Antique Navigator

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Paper

Old View of the Interior of the Chinese Temple of Coupang or Kupang, Timor, 1825
Located in Langweer, NL
Freycinet (1779-1841) was a French navigator who circumnavigated the earth. In 1811 he published the first
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1820s Antique Navigator

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Paper

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Antique Navigator For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique navigator available at 1stDibs. An antique navigator — often made from wood, paper and metal — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique navigator — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique navigator made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with folk art — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique navigator that is appealing in its simplicity, but Cary’s, A. Lietz Co. and Ackermann and Fritze produced versions that are worth a look.

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The average selling price for an antique navigator at 1stDibs is $1,900, while they’re typically $49 on the low end and $434,393 for the highest priced.