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Early 19th century magnetic dry card compass with wooden bowl,
Brass dry rose marine compass, in its mahogany case. The mariner's compass, which enabled mariners to know the direction in which they were sailing, has always been one of the most important navigational instruments.This example is mounted in a wooden box to keep it safe.. The compass itself is mounted on brass gimbals to keep it steady on a moving ship. It has a single iron needle with a brass cap that rests on a spike projecting from the bottom of the bowl, which also contains some lead to wei...
$1.750

Maker : ANONYMOUS
Place : Unknown
Date : ca. 1800
Chili.
Willem Blaeu's very decorative map of Chili with two large and beautiful cartouches, a compass and ships. From early on Willem Jansz. Blaeu aimed of publishing an atlas to compete with the Hondius-Janssonius Atlas. By 1630, he had published at least 17 folio size maps. Blaeu was able to realize his plan soon after he had acquired the copper plates of the atlas maps by Jodocus Hondius. The "Appendix followed in 1630.In 1635 he finally realized a "international edition" of a world atlas, the "The...
$900

Maker : BLAEU, W.
Place : Amsterdam, 1644
Date : 1644
Inventio Maris Magallanici.
Allegorical scene allegorical image celebrating the circumnavigation of the earth by Ferdinand Magellan. The image shows Magellan on board of his ship, surrounded by mythological figures including Apollo with sun and lyre, Zeus on his throne of clouds, Adam and Eve. A bird carrying an elephant and a depiction of the Tierra del Fuego.The image also includes cannon, banner with the double-headed Hapsburg eagle, anchor, broken mast, navigational instruments such as armillary sphere and dividers, se...
$400

Maker : DE BRY, Th.
Place : Frankfurt
Date : 1594
Belchrijuinghe vande zee custen van Engelandt. . .
A rare Dutch text edition of this detailed early chart of the northern coast of England. West to the top. The mileage cartouche has no Latin captures. Decorated by a colorful title cartouche and scale cartouche, one compass rose, and several vessels. An early Dutch text edition of this landmark contribution to the science of navigation. Waghenaer's own experiences as a pilot along European coasts were used to compile the Spiegel der Zeevaerdt, the first edition of which was published in Dutch at...
$3.000

Maker : WAGHENAER, L. J.
Place : Leiden, Plantijn
Date : 1585
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