Antique Navigator

Carved coconuts were originally brought by navigators, explorers who would gather them along their trips in the islands or visiting the prisons.

It was intended to be mounted on a bulkhead, on a ship's bridge, in the navigator's shack, or in the officer's wardroom starting in 1881.

Ship's octant with rosewood frame, brass filters, mirror and peepsight. Unsigned. Overall dimensions: 3" x 13" x 16". 2 pounds.

Circa 1780 ships navigators quadrant. Fitted with brasses including index arm, peepsights, filters, mirrors, etc.

Eighteenth century ship navigators octant with label from H. Duren, 31 South St, New York.

Eighteenth century ship navigators octant with label from H. Duren, 31 South St, New York.

Extraordinary lattice framed brass "Quintant" by Thomas Wegener. Fancifully engraved "TH. Wegener, Berlin No. 2107, Imported by C.L. Berger & Sons, Boston Mass" on index arm. Loaded ...

Antique T frame quadrant with engraved bone makers plate from Gilbert of London. With scale that reads to ninety degrees. (Scale shows repairs). There are two sun filters and two hor...

This mid-19th-century Dutch oil painting depicts a well-tailored navigator sitting proudly alongside a table. With an expression that alludes to both accrued wisdom and mild terror,...

Unique gift from famous sculptor Matti Haupt and the Italians in Helsinki to the Ambassador and great Navigator Filippo Zappi in 1956.

Late Nineteenth Navigators Sextant. T Frame design. Box has label of H.A.

Navigators octant with ebony frame, brass arm, filters and peep sight.

Though the octant predates the sextant, both were typically used together by navigators until the late 19th century.

Early twentieth century solid brass ship navigators sextant in wood box. With calibration label dated 1920 from the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington.

Early twentieth century solid brass ship navigators sextant in wood box. With calibration label dated 1920 from the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington.

A Cary’s 15 inch terrestrial globe, 1849, set in a mahogany stand with a turned baluster support on three splayed scroll legs centred on a compass rose, the cartouche stating ‘Cary’s...

It was deck mounted and has painted cast iron port and starboard navigator balls that are adjustable on cast brass arms with degrees.

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

Terrestrial globe containing all the latest discoveries and geographical improvements, also the tracks of the most celebrated Circum Navigators ….Dedicated by permission of his most ...

The pilot sat in an open cockpit above the engine, a navigator sat inside the fuselage, and a weapons station was located in the rear of the fuselage cabin.

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

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

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...

We can find the first indications about the use in Europe of the magnetic force for orientation at the end of the XII century because of merchants and Arab navigators.

He is often credited as the founder of modern maritime navigation; his book The New American Practical Navigator, first published in 1802, is still carried on board every commissione...

This coin, in particular, was minted in the Greek colony of Massalia, a city that corresponds to today's Marseille: these coins usually featured the iconography of Artemis or Apollo,...

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...

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...

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...

As a marine painter, he was acutely aware of details because he was also designer and navigator of racing yachts. He sailed widely along the New England coast, painting scenes from ...

As a marine painter, he was acutely aware of details because he was also designer and navigator of racing yachts. He sailed widely along the New England coast, painting scenes from ...

Excellent condition, fully functional. Man, as farmer or navigator, has always observed and tried to forecast the changes of weather.

Traditionally, astrolabes were used by astronomers and navigators to determine the position in the sky of a celestial body.

., Royal Navy (1851-1894) was an exceptional navigator which won him the Beaufort Testimonial Prize for the year of 1871 when he took his Lieutenant’s exams.

The terrestrial with cartouche printed “Cary’s new terrestrial globe exhibiting the tracks and discoveries made by Captain Cook; also those of Captain Vancouver on the North West Coa...

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...

The terrestrial with cartouche printed “Cary’s new terrestrial globe exhibiting the tracks and discoveries made by Captain Cook; also those of Captain Vancouver on the North West Coa...

Cook and more recent Navigators. Engraved from/ an Accurate drawing by Mr Arrowsmith, Geographer. ... to 1807Is respectfully dedicated/ by his most obedient servant/ W & T M Bardin/ ...

The map is significant because it is complete with the routes relating to the travels of the English astronomer and navigator James Cook in the 18th century. Good condition, some cra...

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...

Sheppard was not only a talented marine painter, but he was also known for his expertise as a racing yachts designer and navigator. He died on February 23, 1937. Museum Collect...

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...

We can find the first indications about the use in Europe of the magnetic force for orientation at the end of the XII century because of merchants and Arab navigators.  

In addition to the rich and very well delineated territorial map, the globe shows the routes of famous navigators: The first voyage of Christopher Columbus departed from Palos on Apr...

Each surmounted by a brass scale in a circular oak stand with four arched supports on a gadrooned and ring-turned column, the tripod S-scroll legs joined by a large compass, decorate...

DE LAPEROUSE on the COAST of TARTARY, TOGETHER With every other improvement collected from Various Navigators to the present time. LONDON: Made & Sold by J & W Cary, Strand, March 1s...

Captain James Cook FRS (7 November 1728[NB 1] – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages...

John Meares (Dublin, around 1756 - Bath, 1809) was an English navigator who explored the region around Prince William's Bay (Alaska, 1786-87).

The consistent hand, and the neat tabular structure of the navigational data, suggest the work of a ship’s first officer or navigator well-versed in transoceanic recordkeeping.

The terrestrial globe depicts the whole of the known world, as well as tracks indicating the voyages of Captain Cook and other navigators. The celestial globe not only depicts the st...

Such comprehensive coverage would have been particularly valuable to navigators, explorers, and traders of the time. 4.

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

Hondius' cartographic skills were valued by explorers and navigators, including Sir Francis Drake, Thomas Cavendish, and Walter Raleigh.

Instead, he focused on the clarity and functionality of the cartographic information, which made his maps particularly useful for navigators and scholars. The quality of the paper an...

Dimensions in cm: Height 28 x width 19 x depth 10 Dimensions in inches: Height 11.0 x width 7.5 x depth 3.9 Drake was an Elizabethan sailor and navigator, and the first Engli...

Boxed compass by Dirigo of Seattle. Alcohol filled card, alloy bezel, fitted to a unique custom box via gimbal, with hinged lid. Dimensions: 8 1/2" L x 4 1/2" W x 6" H.

This is a beautiful Italian School oil on canvas painting after Raphael, depicting the Madonna and Child in it's original giltwood Florentine frame, Circa 1800 in date. Paintings wo...

Italian School, late 18th century, after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio): *The Grand Duke Madonna* Oil on canvas in a carved and gilded Baroque-style wooden frame; wax seal on the revers...

Hispanic School of the End of the 18th - beginning of the 19th century Virgin and Child with solid wood frame Painted on canvas laminated on cardboard in good condition

A finely executed 18th-century Spanish Colonial oil on copper depicting Mater Dolorosa (Our Lady of Sorrows), presented in an impressive ebony tabernacle frame with a gilt inner slip...

A WWII era flying boat sextant by Henry Hughes & Son Ltd of London, circa 1943. 3 ½ inch radius. Silvered scale divided 0° – 120°, with micrometer vernier adjustment. Air Ministry...

Art Nouveau Ceramic Planter or Vase circa 1910 Spectacular jardinière or centerpiece with relief flowers and leaves on the two sides

1980s Recreational machine model pinball trailer playmatic.

A Victorian Coromandel and Brass bound Dressing Case By Asprey The hinged cover with an inset brass monogram, the base with a jewellery drawer and two fitted internal trays, contai...

Large antique oil painting of Samson and Delilah after Anthony van Dyck Dutch, 17th Century Height 165cm, width 233cm This very large artwork is modeled after Anthony van Dyck...

Pair of French porcelain Old Paris figural and foliage scrolled gilt vases, Early 19th Century

Pair of English polished steel ship lanterns. Signed by maker , Meteorite and stamped Port and Starboard. Dealers please call for trade price.

Beautifully detailed, with a gorgeous deep patina, this rare pair of bronze bookends by Oscar Bach depict girls holding geese by the neck, like something out of a charming nursery rh...

Large elegant wooden pond yacht ship model in maple and mahogany. High quality, hand-built. Deck fitted with small screws. Denmark 1920-1930. Very decorative and beautifully exe...

Dr C Dresser attributed for Colebrookdale Iron Works. A rare set of 18 Anglo-Japanese cast iron stair and/or balcony balustrades including the original knurl post making a long run o...

Very unique large maritime/nautical brass and glass hourglass. Wonderful dorm and design. Brass has a wonderful patina and can be polished if desired. Has a ship design engraved on b...

Workshop of Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601-1678) & Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632) 17th century Antwerp School The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist Surround...