JOHN WALKER (1787-1873) A REPUBLIC OFTEXAS MAP, "CENTR... TEXAS MAP, "Central America including Texas, California and the Northern States of Mexico," LONDON, OCTOBER 15, 1842, hand-colored lithograph on paper,...
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BRASS UNIVERSAL EQUINOCTIAL RING DIALEUROPE, CIRCA 1775 DIAMETER 6.5"., Europe, Circa 1775, Unsigned. The outermost meridian ring with a latitude scale suspends the dial by a sliding indicator, which can be...
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AUGSBURG UNIVERSAL EQUINOCTIAL SUNDIALLATE 18TH CENTURY DIAMETER OF DIAL 1.75". TOTAL DIAMETER OF BOX 2.5"., Late 18th Century, Unsigned. This equinoctial dial is the portable pocket Augsburg type, with an octagonal...
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18TH CENTURY ITALIAN POCKET UNIVERSALEQUINOCTIAL DIAL CIRCA 1768 DIAMETER 3". EQUINOCTIAL DIAL, Circa 1768, By Giorgio Savoi, Florence. Signed "Gio: Savoi F: in Firenze". Hinged equinoctial dial ring with Roman...
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BACCARAT 'LATITUDE' SMALL CRYSTAL BOWLHEIGHT: 2 1/2 IN. (6.35 CM.) X DIAMETER: 4 3/4 IN. (12.07 CM.), in original fitted red box Dimensions: Height: 2 1/2 in. (6.35 cm.) x Diameter: 4 3/4 in. (12.07 cm.)...
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RARE PHILADELPHIA SILK ON GAUZE MAPSAMPLERRare Philadelphia silk on gauze map sampler, dated 1791 , worked by Helena West, depicting North and South America within a delicate floral garland surround, 21 1/2"...
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MARTHA STURDY VANCOUVER MODERN RUNWAYBELT & SQUARE BANGLE BRACELETS 3PC JEWELRY GROUP: 40"L (NECKLACE), 2 1/4"H X 2 1/4"W (BRACELETS)Martha Sturdy Vancouver modern Runway belt & square bangle bracelets 3pc jewelry...
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MARTHA STURDY VANCOUVER MODERN BRASSAND STEEL RUNWAY LARIAT AND BRACELET SET: 36 1/2"L (NECKLACE), 2 3/4"INNER W (BRACELETS)Martha Sturdy Vancouver modern brass and steel Runway lariat and bracelet set:, Lariat...
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SEMI-PRECIOUS STONE INLAID GLOBE ONSTAND: Blue Jasper & semi-precious stone inlaid globe on lacquered gold-tone tripod floor stand, fully articulated with functioning compass mounted underneath. Brass inlay...
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SUNQUEST SUNDIAL IN CAST BRONZE DESIGNEDBY RICHARca. 1950s; Gnomon-type sundial with adjusting latitude and longitude, signed by Schmoyer who crafted and sold sundials from his home in Landisville, the globe shaped...
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NICHOLAS SANSON, HAND COLORED MAP OFTHE POLES Nicholas Sanson (French 1600-1667), "Les deux poles arctique ou septentrional, et Antarctique ou meridional, ou description des terres arctiques et antarctiques,...
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An Irish Engraved Slate Sundial
19thCentury
incised Done By Anthony OKane 1814 Denis ODonnel's Dial for the Latitude 55 North.
Diameter 18 3/4 inches....
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DUTCH SUSPENDED SUNDIAL CIRCA 1900 HEIGHT11.25”. WIDTH 6.25". BOX HEIGHT 5". WIDTH 7.25". DEPTH 4.5".DUTCH SUSPENDED SUNDIAL, Circa 1900, Signed in the case "Nederlandsche Instrumentenfabriek Utrecht". Lacquered...
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18TH CENTURY ARABIC QUADRANT FROM THEMAGHREB REGION OF NORTHWEST AFRICA CIRCA 1776 HEIGHT 7.5". WIDTH OF ARC 10.25". MAGHREB REGION OF NORTHWEST AFRICA, Circa 1776, Signed in Arabic along one of the sight vanes...
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FOUR PORTABLE BONE SUNDIAL COMPASSESIncluding two in dyptich form, the smaller 19th century or earlier, the verso engraved with major cities and their latitudes (1 1/2 x 2 1/4 in.) (some hairlines, detached),...
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TWO ANTIQUE BRASS COMPASS / SUNDIALINSTRUMENTS The first is late 19th century, probably English, the equinoctial compass features a hinged chapter ring with Roman numerals and a collapsible gnomon, there is...
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ANDREAS VOGLER (GERMAN, CA. 1730-1800),PORTABLE BRASS UNIVERSAL EQUINOCTIAL DIAL Augsburg, second half 18th century, incised "And. Vogl" to verso, with gilt brass shaped hour ring, gnomon, latitude arc, and plumb...
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TWO NICHOLAS BION POCKET COMPASS / SUNDIALCOMBINATIONS France, 18th century, polygonal brass case with a bird shaped gnomon, engraved on the upper side with the name of the maker and "Paris" surrounded by Arabic and...
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YOSHIO IMAMURA, JAPANESE B. 1948, "LATITUDE","GEOGRAPHY", (GROUP OF TWO), ETCHING, (A) 27 X 36 INCHES (SHEET) (B) 32 1/4 X 29 INCHES (SHEET)YOSHIO IMAMURA, Japanese, b. 1948 "Latitude""Geography"(Group of Two), etching...
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Haye Paris pocket sundial, engravedoctagonal brass plate, glazed inset compass, blued magnetic needle, hinged gnomon with adjustable angle, latitude scale from 40 to 55 degrees, index in the shape of a bird,...
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A copy of Elements of Natural Philosophy;Explaining the Laws and Principles of Attraction, Gravitation, Mechanics, Pneumatics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics, Electricity, and Optics: with a General View of the Solar System,...
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EQUINOCTIAL COMPASS SUNDIAL, JOHANNSCHRETTEGGER
18TH CENTURY the octagonal dial with engraved floral and scroll decoration enclosing the compass, mounted with hinged hour ring, gnomon and latitude arc, contained...
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FRAMES AND GLAZED EARLY MAP OF SICILY,PROBABLYLATE 18TH, EARLY 19TH CENTURY. BY PHILLIP C LUVERIO. “SICILIAE ANTIQUAE DESCRIPTIO” (OR “THE ANCIENT DESCRIPTION OF SICILY”). INCLUDES THE LATITUDE, LONGITUDE,...
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AN INTERESTING LOT OF NINE PIECES OFEPHEMERARELATED TO DUXBURY AND THE SHIPPING TRADE IN THE LATE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURIES. TO INCLUDE: 1) A BOUND LOG BOOK KEPT BY JOSEPH SOUL OF DUXBURY IN 1801 FOR THE...
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BLUNT’S AMERICAN COAST PILOT, CONTAININGDIRECTIONSFOR THE PRINCIPLE HARBORS, CAPES, HEADLANDS, ON THE COAST OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA BY EDMUND M. BLUNT, NEW YORK, 1815. PRINTED AT THE QUADRANT FOR EDMUND M. BLUNT, EIGHTH...
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POCKET SUNDIAL BY JOHANN MARTIN WILLEBRAND(ACTIVE 1714-1742) Equinotical Sundial with Crescent Gnomen, Augsburg, circa 1730, in gilt brass and silver, engraved with names of cities for adjustment to latitude, with...
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LOGBOOK FOR THE SHIP ALARM FROM BOSTONTO SANFrancisco, 1856. Mentions mostly weather, latitude and longitude. Also mentions a voyage from Callao to Hampton Roads. It began on April 8, 1856, and ended on November...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALES TOOTH, DATED 1857.POLISHED ATtop and engraved Alfred Gibbs. Script on one side reads "Ship Alfred Gibbs, latitude 5 49N, longitude 40 23W North Atlantic, June 27, 1857". On the other side inscribed...
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GREGOR TURK, "LATITUDES & LONGITUDES"CERAMIC TILE Gregor Turk, (American / Atlanta b. 1964), "Latitudes and Longitudes" single convex tile from a larger group depicting a piece of a topographical map, green and...
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Abraham Goos (Dutch, fl. 1614-1643)"A Map of the Summer Lands Once Called the Bermudas Lying at the Mouth of the Bay of Mexico in the Latitude of 32 Degrees", hand-colored engraving, published 1622, sight 16-1/4"...
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Gurley Light Mountain transit, withBurt solar attachment, silvered dial marked "W. & L.E. Gurley, Troy, New York", marked on side "University of Dakota", Jones latitude arc marked "RM...
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Probably mid 19th century lacking signaturethe 1.5-inch terrestrial globe covered with 12-gore printed paper map surrounded by a series of seven interlocking printed paper-covered wooden armillary rings representing...
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18TH C SUNDIAL - 18th c Engraved SlateSundial with steel planchet mounted in wooden frame marked 'Latitude 40' (near New York City) 6 3/4'' square slate 8'' x 8'' x 3 1/4'' overall light corrosion to planchet....
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Fruitwood Diptych Pocket Sundial Germanca. 1800 Hinged wood bow having three hand-colored paper scales and string gnomon the lid with alphabetical table of European cities and their latitudes the vertical face...
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* (BOTANY ITALIAN) FERRARI GIOVANNIBATTISTA Hesperides sive de malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quatuor. Rome: Hermanni Scheus 1646. Folio rebound in later hide dyed purple. First edition of the one of...
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DOPPELMAYR, Johanne Gabriel (1677-1750):Circa 1742, Basis Geographiae Recentioris Astronomica world map, hand tinted. Maps shows California as a island, and has listing of latitude, longitude an eclipse chart of...
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