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Marine parallel rulers in brass.
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- Maker :
- ANONYMOUS
- Place :
- Paris
- Date :
- ca. 1880
- Color :
- Uncoloured
- Height mm.:
- 80
- Width mm.:
- 228
- Condition :
- In very good condition
- Bibliography :
- -
- Seller's ref. :
- 48708
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Very fine marine parallel rulers in brass. The parallel ruler is the oldest and most traditional way to measure and trace routes and bearings.
The principle is simple: the ruler is placed on the road to be measured and then, like a pantograph, the other part of the ruler is placed on one of the declination roses on the map to determine the angle.
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Holland & Belgium.
An attractive steel engraved map of Holland and Belgium. Map flanked by France and Prussia. Duchy of Luxembourg included. Many place names and physical features shown. 4 mileage scales given.The Arrowsmith family members were among the most respected and influential cartographers of the nineteenth century. Taken from 'The London Atlas of Universal Geography…' John Arrowsmith (1790-1873) joined his uncle, Aaron Arrowsmith in mapmaking in London in 1810. Upon the death of his uncle in 1823, the ...
$110
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Place : London, 1839
Date : 1839
Freedom of the Air.
A world map packed with information about aviation and the aluminum industry.The use of aircraft in warfare, especially in the roles of close ground support and strategic bombing, was completely revolutionized during WWII. Apart from tactics, the technology also evolved to facilitate heavier bombers, faster fighters, more capable transports and greater range all-around. One critical component of this development was using light, flexible and sturdy aluminum frames and skins for the planes, rathe...
$230
Maker : ALCOA ALUMINUM COMPANY.
Place : United-States
Date : 1943
Americae Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio.
This is the second copperplate of Ortelius'.
$5.500
Maker : ORTELIUS, A.
Place : Antwerp
Date : 1579
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