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A ship's hour glass.
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- Maker :
- ANONYMOUS
- Place :
- Germany
- Date :
- ca. 1750
- Color :
- Uncoloured
- Height mm.:
- 138
- Width mm.:
- 64
- Condition :
- Two glass ampoules joined with modern wax silk thread and twine in oak framed with six carved oak columms
- Bibliography :
- -
- Seller's ref. :
- 48703
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Description
Maritime hourglass with blown glass bulbs, orange sand, junction ring covered with cord, the circular ebony frame with six turned baluster columns.
The invention of the hourglass is attributed to an 8th-century monk in Chartres, France, with the marine sandglass appearing as early as the 14th century. In earlier examples, the bulbs were connected with a material such as putty or hardened wax, bound in leather, linen or string. From about 1720, the two bulbs were welded together over a brass bead drilled with a hole, often still bound in leather.
From around 1760, the glass was blown in one piece (with the sand inserted in the cooled end before sealing it).
Ships would use the glasses to measure time at sea on a given navigational course. The invention of clocks and watches largely superseded the practical need for hourglasses.
Hollandia Septentrionalis.
An attractive miniature map of the north Holland, northwards from Amsterdam to the Zijpe polder, published by Petrus Bertius, in Amsterdam at the beginning of the seventeenth century. It features a decorative title, sea hatching, elaborate cursive script, dykes and polders, some towns etc.This example is from the Tabularum Geographicarum Contractarum. Bertius (1565-1629) was a Flemish cartographer, theologian, historian and geographer. Although he published much in the fields of history, theolog...
$150
Maker : LANGENES, B. / BERTIUS, P.
Place : Amsterdam
Date : 1606
Eastern passage to China. sheet 1.
James Horsburgh early chart of the coasts of Java, Bali, Lombok, with part of Sulawesi, and Borneo. Insets of "Sketch of Bally Strait", Sketch of Lombock Strait", Plan of Allas Strait", "Sketch of Sappy Strait".The chart shows depth soundings & both topographical and hydrographical details and proposed sailing directions in the Sunda Straits. Filled with several coastal profiles, which were of great help for the sailor.In top Horsburgh thanks for the aid he has gotten for preparing this chart : ...
$3.000
Maker : HORSBURGH, JAMES, F.R.S
Place : London
Date : 1824
Soil map - Georgia, Fort Valley sheet.
Early color lithographed soil map by Julius Bien & Co. in New York for Department of Agriculture. Legends at side give detail on soil type, etc. They also include interesting details of the cities, roads, railroads, rivers, canals, etc. Scale of 1" = 1 mile. The map is giving great detail of the area in the year 1903. Soils are surveyed by Wm. G. Smith and Wm. T. Carter Jr. in the same year. To the left and right color keys to the different types of soil.Upper left: U.S.Department of Agricult...
$50
Maker : U.S. DEPT. OF ARGICULTURE
Place : New York, 1903
Date : 1903
Soil map - Virginia Norfolk Sheet.
Soil map printed by Julius Bien & Co. in New York for the Department of Agriculture. The map gives great detail of the area centered on Norfolk, Potsmouth, Chesapeake, Virginia Beach in the year 1903. Soils are surveyed by J.E.Lapham in the same year. To the left and right, color keys to the different soil types.Upper left: U.S.Department of Agriculture, Bureau of soils, Milton Whitney, Chief.Julies Bien (later Bien & Co) was born and educated in Germany, and moved to America in 1849. He started...
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Maker : U.S. DEPT. OF ARGICULTURE
Place : New York 1903
Date : 1903
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