Rare 19th C. Maritime Instrument Navigation Octant

1869 NAVIGATION Magnetism of Ships Compass Ship Building American Exploration Magnetism of Ships is a rare, 19th-century treatise on the navigation and exploration. This treatise, published for the Un

4 wooden boxes and 1 case with rayskin and various loose navigation measuring instruments, 19th century (incomplete)

A RARE EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH SCIENTIFIC TIN CASED CELLESTIAL INSTRUMENT by Joseph Smith of London. 10.5 cm diameter. Note: A number of scientific apparatus are known to bear Joseph Smiths Signatu

A Rare Japanese Yakumo Goto Instrument 19th century, crafted of paulownia (kiri) wood, two strings, tall wooden pegs at one end, mother-of-pearl plover birds and circles decorate the top along the len

1845 NEW YORK Marine Laws Ships Wharfs Harbors Boats Navigation A rare mid-19th-century synopsis of the laws of the State of New York concerning ships, sea vessels, ports, and wreck salvaging. This bo

19th century, maritime or slave trade. 31 1/2" length. Hand hewn oak haft pierced for a wrist thong. The tails in two segments of thick leather, comprising 5 and 4 respectively and nailed and wired to

England, United States 18th-19th Century Includes "The Mariner's Compass Rectified" by Andrew Wakeley and William Mountains in 1759 London, "Sailors and Saints; or Matrimonial Manoeuvres Vol. I" print

Rare Batak musical instrument. Indonesia, 19th century. Length: 63 cm

19th Century Antique Brass Naval Compass Binnacle, Antique Ship Navigation Instrument, , floating GImballed compass, a pivoted support that allows for rotation around a single axis to weather the cond

Three devices related to navigation: 1. A 19th century ebony octant with brass arm and inlaid scale graduated from -5 to 95 degrees missing inlay and a turned finial. 2. A circular brass pocket sextan

1843 1st ed NAVY Officer’s Manual Studied by Ulysses S Grant at West Point Darcy Lever was a 19th-century British expert on navigation and seamanship. Lever is best remembered for his work ‘The Yo

Antique John Kehew Sextant/Octant Maritime Nautical Instrument with its original wooden box. Label on inside of box reads: J. Kehew, New Bedford. Made of brass. Arm pivots smoothly, mirrors and lenses

Central Asia, Tibet or Nepal, ca. 19th century CE. A rare pair of Tibetan ritual hobos or Gyaling (literally meaning "Indian trumpet") comprised of a hardwood body with seven fingerholes, white metal

1868 Norie Practical Navigation Sea Voyages MAPS Illustrated Compass Charts RARE John William Norie was an early 19th-century nautical navigator known for his educational courses on navigation and sea

1856 Norie Navigation Sea Voyages MAPS Illustrated East India Co Compass Charts John William Norie was an early 19th-century nautical navigator known for his educational courses on navigation and sea

1851 1st ed French Maritime History NAVY Wars Marseille ROME Caesar Alexander 6v Leon Guerin was a 19th-century French author best-known for his naval and navigational histories. One of his best works

1835 ATLAS MAPS Cartography Navigation Voyages Illustrated Monin French Petit Charles V. Monin was a 19th-century French cartographer who was one of the first Europeans to print maps under the printin

1835 EXQUISITE French ATLAS Cartography MAPS Navigation Voyages Illustrated Monin Charles V. Monin was a 19th-century French cartographer who was one of the first Europeans to print maps under the pri

1835 ATLAS MAPS Cartography Navigation Voyages Illustrated Monin French Petit Charles V. Monin was a 19th-century French cartographer who was one of the first Europeans to print maps under the printin

1857 Voyages NAVIGATION Lunar & Nautical Tables Astronomy Sea Sailing Ships George Colemans “Lunar and Nautical Tables” is a mid-19th-century treatise on nautical surveying written to inst

1833 ATLAS MAPS Cartography Navigation Voyages Illustrated French Petit Monin Charles V. Monin was a 19th-century French cartographer who was one of the first Europeans to print maps under the printin

1883 1ed VIOLIN How to Master Classical MUSIC Instruction Instruments Honeyman William Honeyman was a 19th-century Scottish musician known for his written works both on how to play the violin and his

FRENCH PORELAIN PLATE / LOW BOWL EN GRISAILLE THREE GRACES: 19th c, hand-painted en grisaille with the image of the Three Graces in a landscape, possible signature in the musical instrument lower left

Rare ship captains telescope with octagonal barrel and fine brasses. Both protective lens slides are present delicate instrument and a fine nautical antique