Antique Navigator

It is also an official deep sea pilotage authority, providing expert navigators for ships trading in Northern European waters.

The map shows the bay with impressive attention to detail, depicting the coastline with numerous soundings marked in French and English leagues (*Lieues Marines de France et d'Anglet...

A doctor of theology but also a scientist, he taught at the Collège Saint-Bonaventure in Rome, and at the same time pursued a career as a geographer, publishing over 400 geographical...

The six sided binnacle was deck mounted and has painted cast iron port and starboard navigator balls that are adjustable on cast brass arms.

The map includes detail along the river and ocean coastlines that would have been useful to navigators, such as the locations of islands, and depth and sounding information.

Artists and Engravers: Gabriel Lafond de Lurcy, French navigator, explorer and adventurer. Condition: Very good, general age-related toning.

He is most famous for introducing Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.

His atlas Le Neptune Oriental, first published in 1745, was considered a major achievement and an indispensable resource for navigators.

It was sketched either by Commodore George Anson or one of the crew from his ship, the Centurion. When the early navigators and explorers came back to London after their voyages, the...

A pair of Cary’s 15-inch table globes, each set into an ebony stand with four turned legs and stretchers, the terrestrial stating “Cary’s New Terrestrial Globe exhibiting the tracks ...

Star Island, Isles of Shoals is a fine example of Warren Sheppard’s great love and respect for the sea. As an expert navigator and yachtsman, Sheppard had a deep reverence for the oc...

He is most famous for introducing Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.

Bellin's smaller format maps, like those in the "Petit Atlas Maritime," and his contributions to Prévost's "Histoire Generale des Voyages," were invaluable to navigators, explorers, ...

One of the main rivers in India, the Tapti runs east to west, and the map features rhumb lines and soundings intended to aid the navigator. Artists and Engravers: François Valenti...

The designation of Australia as 'Nieuw Holland' (New Holland) on this map is noteworthy as it reflects the historical European exploration and discovery of the Australian continent b...

Captain Nathaniel Portlock was an English navigator and a contemporary of Captain James Cook, and he also undertook significant voyages in the Pacific.

Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), mathematician and physicist, Galileo’s disciple, was the fist one in 1643 to make an instrument for measure changes of air pressure. Man, as farme...

He is most famous for introducing Mercators Projection, a system which allowed navigators to plot the same constant compass bearing on a flat map.

As a part of "Algemeene Weereld-Beschryving," this map is not only a geographic document but also a piece of art, which would have been prized by scholars, navigators, and collectors...

These routes likely represent voyages of prominent explorers such as Ferdinand Magellan, Francis Drake, and other navigators who were involved in the early exploration of the America...

This map captures the strategic importance of the river, as it served as a major trade route for goods and a point of interest for European navigators, merchants, and missionaries se...

As a result, maps such as this one included speculative elements, including the presence of mythical lands like Company’s Land, which was believed to have been sighted by European na...

Artists and Engravers: Gabriel Lafond de Lurcy, French navigator, explorer and adventurer. Condition: Fair, general age-related toning and soiling.

This remote and uninhabited island was discovered by French navigator Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec in 1772 and later visited by Captain James Cook during his second voyage in 17...

Ortelius's work not only aided navigators and explorers but also influenced scholars and rulers in their understanding of the world.

Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), mathematician and physicist, Galileo’s disciple, was the fist one in 1643 to make an instrument for measure changes of air pressure. Man, as farm...

Author: Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet (1779-1841) was a French navigator who circumnavigated the earth. Condition: Very good, given age.

Author: Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet (1779-1841) was a French navigator who circumnavigated the earth. Condition: Very good, given age.

Author: Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet (1779-1841) was a French navigator who circumnavigated the earth. In 1811 he published the first map to show the complete coastline of Au...

Author: Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet (1779-1841) was a French navigator who circumnavigated the earth. In 1811 he published the first map to show the complete coastline of Au...

Aleksei Chirikov's Route (1741) - As part of the second Kamchatka Expedition, Aleksei Chirikov, who was Bering's second-in-command, led a separate ship and reached the Alaskan coast,...

Author: Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet (1779-1841) was a French navigator who circumnavigated the earth. In 1811 he published the first map to show the complete coastline of Au...

The island was named after an English navigator, Captain Samuel Wallis, who discovered it while sailing the HMS Dolphin on August 16, 1767, following his discovery of Tahiti.

Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet (1779-1841) was a French navigator who circumnavigated the earth. In 1811 he published the first map to show the complete coastline of Australia.

Author: Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet (1779-1841) was a French navigator who circumnavigated the earth. Condition: Very good, given age.

The mercury will be placed in a sealed container in the package together with the barometer. Man, as farmer or navigator, has always observed and tried to forecast the changes of we...

Captain James Cook (1728-1779) was an English explorer, navigator, surveyor and cartographer, who dramatically changed what was known about the world through his three voyages of dis...

Author: Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet (1779-1841) was a French navigator who circumnavigated the earth. Condition: Very good, given age.

decorative elements and cartouches: 1. compass roses and rhumb lines - there are two compass roses, along with an intricate network of rhumb lines that cover the entire map, allo...

The location name Maouna or Mauna could be an older or alternative name associated with a location in the Navigator Islands, which are known today as the Samoa Islands.

Publication Details: The map includes a note at the bottom stating it was published in London, suggesting that it was intended for use by British navigators and officials. The exact...

As well as detailing the adventures of the expedition, it contained a huge amount of useful information for future navigators and with 42 detailed charts and engravings, most based o...

The main chart outlines the coastline with bays, anchorages, and soundings, while the upper register presents profile views used by navigators to recognize landfalls from offshore. ...

The terrestrial globe label reads ‘Newton’s new and improved terrestrial globe accurately delineated from the observations of the most esteemed Navigators and Travellers to the Prese...

He was the son of the famous Portuguese navigator, admiral and ambassador to Pope Leo X, Tristão da Cunha, and Tristão's wife Antónia Pais.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, Saint-Malo supported navigators, traders, and privateers, becoming wealthy from local extortion and overseas adventures.

The region around Port Famine, infamous for earlier failed colonial attempts and harsh conditions, was of particular interest to British and French navigators seeking reliable routes...

Evangelista Torricelli (1608-1647), mathematician and physicist, Galileo’s disciple, was the fist one in 1643 to make an instrument for measure changes of air pressure. Man, as farme...

The map is detailed with numerous compass roses and rhumb lines, which helped navigators plot courses between various ports and islands in the region.

In 1609 Henry Hudson ( 1566- 1611 ) an English sea explorer and navigator was contracted by the Dutch East Indian Company to discover a water passage to India.

DE LA PEROUSE, on the COAST of TARTARY, TOGETHER With every other Improvement collected from Various Navigators and Travellers to the present time. LONDON Made & Sold by J.

Captain Cook is remembered as one of the greatest explorers and navigators in history. His explorations included Australia, New Zealand and islands of the South Pacific and the north...

Despite only recently being formally introduced to the gorilla — a creature Darwin argued was among its closest relations, mankind’s first encounters very likely took place in the 5t...

Justus Danckerts was known for his skill in engraving and printing techniques and for his high-quality, detailed and accurate maps, which were highly regarded by navigators, merchant...

In the 17th and 18th centuries, Saint-Malo supported navigators, traders, and privateers, becoming wealthy from local extortion and overseas adventures.

His work was highly regarded for its authenticity as well as its artistic merit.Sheppard was also an expert navigator and sailed a number of famous yachts in races.

**Audience and Usage**: The atlas was likely used for educational, reference, and navigational purposes, serving as an important tool for scholars, educators, and navigators of the t...

Artists and Engravers: Captain James Cook (1728 - 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy.

Captain James Cook (1728 - 1779) was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. Ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy, Cook was the first to map Newfoundla...

Captain James Cook (1728 - 1779) was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. Ultimately rising to the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy, Cook was the first to map Newfoundla...