In addition to the Gallery in Milan, opened in 1999, Antik Arte & Scienza has also had a channel for online sales: on this site it is possible to buy, in fact, nautical antiques, astronomical instruments, globes and antique world maps, antique compasses, measuring instruments, vintage medical instruments and related to natural history. We know how it is important to offer secure and easy on-line purchases and therefore we have decided to offer free shipping and free insurance. All objects have an accurate and safe packaging, and when necessary also a padded wooden box made to measure. Shipping is insured by Lloyd's London, and you have 28 days to change your mind and return the bought items (see our general selling conditions for more information about return methods).
Collecting nautical antiques is a passion that can be maintained during all life: on this website we are pleased to show some rare and precious items, like antique telescopes, antique compasses, sextants, antique nautical maps, that we hope can enter in a so loved collection.
1603879805Code 6757 Boatswain whistleBoatswain whistle of chromed brass, English manufacture from the early 1900s, still surmounted by a crown on the sides. Length 10.5 cm - 4.13 inches, width 2 cm - 0.78 inches, height 2 cm - 0.78 inches. Good condition, tin soldering signs.
1607079212Code 6785 Vintage sextantBrass sextant from the second half of the 19th century, placed in its original wooden box. Flap and vernier of engraved silver, handle of boxwood, 3 colored glasses for the fixed mirror and 4 for the mobile one, a telescope, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from 0 to 150 °, index and horizon mirror. Box size 25.65x28.2 h 13.5 cm - 10x11 h 5 inches. Excellent condition and fully functional, complete with custom-made support base.
1617800665Code 6936 Vintage sextantMid 19th century English sextant of burnished brass, instrument complete with three telescopes, one of which is long, and a filter and it is in its original mahogany box with brass hinges, latches and handle. Brass frame with engraved silver goniometric scale embedded in the arch, with scale from 0 to + 150, adjustable vernier with reading vernier, oak handle, four colored glasses for the fixed mirror and three for the mobile one. Box size 26x24 h 13.5 cm - 10.2x9.4 h 5.3 inches.
1617264642Code 6929 Hezzanith sextantSextant of painted brass signed HEATH & C Ltd New Heltham London manufacturer of scientific instruments founded in 1845 and active until 1937. HEZZANITH Endless Rapid Reader Automatic Clamp Patent model from the early 1900s, complete with optics and accessories, in its beautiful original box in mahogany wood complete with hinges, closing hooks and brass handle. Flap and vernier in silver, handle of ebony, 3 colored glasses for the fixed mirror and 4 for the mobile one, two telescopes, key for registration, vernier graduated from 0 to 130 °, index and horizon mirror. A label placed inside the lid informs that the instrument was overhauled on January 9, 1945. Box size 28x26.5 cm h 13.8 - 11x5.3 h 10.5 inches. Excellent condition, fully functional.
1617799802Code 6925 Antique sextantBrass sextant signed John Lilley & Son Ltd London & North Shields, made in 1913 circa, instrument housed in its original mahogany box with brass handles, hinges and locking hooks. Brass frame with engraved silver goniometric scale embedded in the arch, with scale from 0 to + 150, adjustable vernier with reading vernier, wooden handle, four colored glasses for the fixed mirror and three for the mobile one. The instrument is accompanied by 3 inspection certificates in 1930, 1952 and 1955. Excellent condition. Box size 27x26.7 h 14 cm - 10.6x10.5 h 5.5 inches.
1617265555Code 6928 Angular sextantPaget angular sextant – H. Hughes & Son Ltd London no. 620 datable to around 1910. The sextant is made up of two round aluminum plates, the upper part with the avorioline goniometric scale and the vernier, while the rosewood handle is screwed into the lower plate. The mirrors are between the plates, like the pinhole for observation by reflection of the image projected on the mirror. It is a instrument used for calculating angles in coastal navigation. The instrument is in its original mahogany wood box with brass hinges and locking hooks. A label placed inside the lid has the instructions for use. Excellent condition, fully functional. Box size 18.5x15x6.8 cm - 7.28x5.9x2.6 inches.
1561368600Code 6356 Antique octantAntique and rare mahogany, brass and marine ivory octant, from the end of the 18th century. Scale from 0 to 100°, brass sight with two holes, width 24.5 cm - 9.64 inches, length 28 cm - 11 inches, complete with original mahogany box, shaped as the instrument, with key. Excellent condition in perfect working order.
2372014135956734Code 1V OctantVintage octant, ebony and ivory, signed King & Son Bristol, British manufacture of the first half of the XIX century, from 0° to 95° with circular sight with two holes. Measures cm 35.5x29.5x8 - inches 13.97x11.61x3.14. Very good condition.
162200695519734Code 2522 Oil on canvasOld ship portrait, oil on canvas, first half of XIX century, British manufacture; on the background there are a smaller ship, two small boats and a port. Very good condition, a few restorations. Including frame cm 92x3.8x60 - inches 36x1.5x24.
1533651570Code 5698B Antique printPrint depicting a schooner, no. 1 of 400 copies signed Z21, made in the mid-nineteenth century, British manufacture. Non-coeval briarwood frame; including frame 50x2x40 cm.
24102003114244734Code 2540 Duc D Aumale 1914Portrait of the Duc D’Aumale transatlantic, made by a mixed technique of wash drawing and pastel, signed by A. Jeancolas November 1914. Coeval frame. Very good condition. Including frame: cm 104x4x74 - inches 41.5x1.57x29.5.
1481713578Code 5489 Nautical votive paintingNautical votive painting, tempera on cardboard, made by the marine painter Giovanni Luzzo, depicting the steamship Roana in trouble among the waves. Under the painting it is written S / S Roana Genoa April 23 1927. This kind of paitings was made for a grace received, at first sight without artistic intention, but only for devotional purposes. Coeval frame in good condition. Including frame cm 50.6x3x36.5 - inches 19.92x1.18x14.37.
Code 5489
Nautical votive painting
Italy-Genoa
1927
Cm 50.6x3x36.5 frame Inches 19.92x1.18x14.37 frame
1603121062Code 586 Oceania lithographLithograph on paper published by S.A.I.G, Adolfo Barabino Genova depicting the Oceania steamer. Title of the lithograph “America and Oceania Steamboats of the La Veloce Company, Auxiliary Cruisers of the Royal Navy. Length m. 154 - Width, 17 - Gross tonnage 9000 tonnes - Net 5035 - Speed at tests 16.22”. Small tear in the upper left and stain in the lower right, non-coeval frame.
70x53.7 cm - 27.55x21 inches, frame thickness 1.5 cm - 0.59 inches.
1610618630Code 6709A British telescopeBrass telescope with mahogany handle, English manufacture, early 19th century.
Focus with three extensions. Maximum length 72.5 cm - 28.54 inches, minimum 23.5 cm - 9.25 inches, focal diameter 4.5 cm - 1.77 inches.
Good condition, small crack on the wood of the handle, fully functional complete with base for the support made to measure of wood and brass.
1614853595Code 6899 Antique telescopeBrass telescope with mahogany handle from the early 19th century signed Gilbert & C. London, a company active between 1806 and 1819 specialized in optical instruments and microscopes. The telescope is engraved with the words Best Improvid. Focusing with three extensions, maximum length 76 cm - 29.9 inches, minimum 24 cm - 9.44 inches, focal diameter 4.3 cm - 1.69 inches. Very good condition and in perfect working order, complete with base for support made to measure of wood and brass.
1552475193Code 6321 Large brass telescopeLarge brass telescope with leather-covered handle signed E. F Crake Lowestoft England second half of the 19th century. Focus with one extension. Maximum length 94 cm - 37 inches, minimum 52 cm - 20.47 inches, focal diameter 5 cm - 1.96 inches. With wood and brass base.
Edmund Fisher Crake worked in the High street in Lowestoft from 1858 to 1879.
1561380267Code 6281 Brass telescopeBrass telescope with handle covered with braided rope of the mid-nineteenth century. Focusing with two extensions, complete with dust flap and sunshade. Maximum length 84 cm - 33 inches, minimum 37 cm - 14.56 inches, focal diameter 4.5 cm - 1.77 inches. Very good working condition, complete with base of wood and brass.
1617010119Code 6914 Large telescopeLarge brass telescope with mahogany wood handle signed A. Fries optical Genova, from the second half of the 19th century. Focus with extensions. Maximum length 131.5 cm - 51.77 inches, minimum 30 cm - 11.8 inches, focal diameter 6.5 cm - 2-55 inches. Excellent condition, fully functional, complete with cap and dust flap, sunshade extension and base for support made to measure of wood and brass.
1617207662Code 6841 Antique telescopeBrass telescope with leather-covered handle from the second half of the 19th century. Four-extension focus. Maximum length 39 cm - 15.35 inches, minimum 12 cm - 4.72 inches, focal diameter 3 cm - 1.18 inches. Excellent condition, fully functional, complete with base for support made to measure of wood and brass.
1571754743Code 6463 Antique telescopeLarge brass telescope covered with leather with focus with one extension, English manufacture of the second half of the nineteenth century. Complete with no-dust tongue. Maximum length 84 cm, minimum 63.5 cm, focal diameter 4.5 cm. Very good working condition, complete with custom-made base of wood and brass.
1610617628Code 6799 Vintage telescopeTelescope of chromed brass with leather-covered handle, signed Ross London N. 29155, sold by Seagrove & C. Portseal, with dedication to Lieut Washer R.N.R. Made in the second half of the 19th century. One extension focus, complete with dust flap and sunshade extension.
Maximum length 62.5 cm - 24.6 inches, minimum 43.5 cm - 17 inches, focal diameter 3.5 cm - 1.37 inches. Good condition, fully functional, complete with custom-made base of wood and brass.
1610621091Code 6592A French telescopeBrass telescope with leather-covered handle French manufacture of the second half of the 19th century.
Focusing with three extensions, complete with tab and no-dust cap. Maximum length 42 cm - 16.53 inches, minimum 16.5 cm - 6.49 inches, focal diameter 3 cm - 1.18 inches.
In excellent condition, fully functional complete with base for support made to measure of wood and brass.
1614864880Code 6844 British telescopeSmall telescope with excellent performance of brass and leather signed AN, English manufacture of the late 19th century. Two-extension focus. Maximum length 25.5 cm - 10 inches, minimum 12.3 cm - 4.8 inches, focal diameter 2 cm - 0.78 inches. Excellent condition, fully functional, complete with base for support made to measure of wood and brass.
1603971965Code 6759 Antique telescopeBrass telescope with leather-covered handle signed H. SALANSON & Co Ltd Bristol & Cardiff, early 1900s. Four extensions focus, complete with sunshade extension. Maximum length 84.5 cm - 33.26 inches, minimum 27 cm - 10.6 inches, focal diameter 4.5 cm - 1.77 inches. Excellent condition, fully functional complete with base for support made to measure of wood and brass.
1610619578Code 6814 Antique telescopeTelescope made of brass with painted brass handle, English manufacture of the early 20th century.
Focusing with three extensions, complete with dust protection and sun visor extension. Maximum length 53 cm - 20.8 inches, minimum 17 cm - 6.69 inches, focal diameter 2.5 cm - 0.98 inches.
Good condition, fully functional, complete with base for support made to measure of wood and brass.
1618911410Code 6760 Antique telescopeTelescope of chromed brass with leather-covered handle from the early 1900s, signed Britex 18X Senior Spotter. Two-extension focus. Maximum length 41.5 cm - 16.33 inches, minimum 17.8 cm - 7 inches, focal diameter 2.5 cm - 0.98 inches. Excellent condition, fully functional, complete with base for support made to measure of wood and brass.
1610557757Code 6805 Vintage telescopeEnglish telescope made of chromed brass while the outer part has an admiralty style thick layer of brown, black and ocher paint, signed BRITEX SPOTTER with zoom from 15x to 25x.
The Spotter model was made after the Second World War, by W Ottway and Co of Ealing.
Focus with two extensions, extension with sun visor. Good condition, in perfect working order, complete with leather case and custom-made base of wood and brass. Maximum length 53.5 cm - 21 inches, minimum 28.5 cm - 11.22 inches, focal diameter 3.5 cm - 1.37 inches.
1533119215Code 4759A Print Cadiz 1823French print by engraving on copper plate of the first half of the nineteenth century, depicting the bombardment of Cadiz by the French Navy, 23 September 1823. The print is signed peint par Crepin - gravé par Chauvane. Very good condition. Including frame 51x1.3x39.5 cm - 20x0.5x15.55 inches.
1529934435Code 6089 Portovenere lithographDouble front and back lithograph depicting Portovenere and Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa (Italy), dating back to the thirties, made in Italy. Very good condition. Measures cm 27.5x0.1x21.5 - inches 10.82x0.03x8.46.
1605266752Code 6770 Ship logShip log made of brass in the shape of a harpoon, signed T. Walker’s Patent Harpoon Ship Log A 1 London, second half of the XIX century. It is an antique nautical instrument, very rare and with a characteristic shape, which measured the distance and speed of a ship. It was thrown overboard and dragged behind the ship itself; rotating thanks to its propeller, it transmitted the number of revolutions made on itself to the three dials made on an enamelled metal plate placed in the center of the log; the quadrants reported measurements in miles from 0 to 100 in tens, from 0 to 10 in units, from 0 to 1 in quarters. The data was then read every hour to also derive the speed. In excellent condition and in working order, length 54 cm - 21.25 inches, propeller width 13 cm - 5.11 inches, log body diameter 4.5 cm - 1.77 inches.
1443613957Code 3503 Traffail ship logTraffail ship Log, brass, signed John Bliss & Co. Patented Nov. 15 1864, made in USA in 1880 circa, complete with a small propeller. It is an instrument used to measure the speed and the distance traveled by a ship using a dial with three scales on enamelled sheet. Very good condition and in order. Length of propeller 39 cm - 15.35 inches, width 16 cm - inches 6.29; lenght of log 28 cm - 11 inches, diameter 7.5 cm - 2.95 inches. Base included cm 39x17.5x20 - inches 15.35x6.88x7.87.
1519226871Code 6035 Historical pictureLarge black and white historical picture depicting the ship Virgen de Africa Cadiz, dated 1917. Original frame, cm 112x4x79 - inches 44x1.57x31. Good condition.
1529056539Code Ft1 Fitzgerald sailboat photoHistorical photo of the Fitzgerald sailboat with 17 people on board. 1930 circa. Very good condition. Cm 24x0.2x19.5 - inches 9.44x0.078x7.67.
1481714183Code 5498 Riva Trigoso shipsRectangular frame with original pictures depicting three ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyard: Monfiore transatlantic launched on August 25, 1959; Mongibello ferry launched on November 30, 1948; Ercta motorboat launched on July 3, 1951. Coeval frame, good condition. Including frame cm 66.5x1.7x19 - inches 26.18x0.66x7.48.
1481716278Code 5497 Riva Trigoso shipsRectangular frame with original pictures depicting three ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyard: Reggio ferry of Ferrovie dello Stato (8th March 1960); Federico Parodi ship (31st August 1958); Cariddi motorboat launched on October 20, 1953. Coeval frame, good condition. Including frame cm 70.5x1.7x19.5 - inches 27.75x0.66x7.67.
Code 5497
Riva Trigoso ships
Italy-Sestri Levante
1953-1960
Cm 70.5x1.7x19.5 frame Inches 27.75x0.66x7.67 frame
1481716383Code 5499 Riva Trigoso shipsRectangular frame with original pictures depicting four ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyard: Winston Churchill ferry (25th April 1967); Gatun cargo (16th November 1957); Giorgio Parodi cargo (25th November 1956) and another ship with unknown name. Coeval frame, good condition. Including frame cm 97x1.7x19.5 - inches 38.18x0.66x7.67.
1532958420Code 5497A Riva Trigoso shipsRectangular frame with three pictures depicting three ships launching in Riva Trigoso shipyards. Montello launched on October 14, 1961; Athinai launched on September 10, 1953; Esso Liguria launched on July 12, 1954. Coeval frame, good condition. Including frame cm 66.5x1.7x19 - inches 26.18x0.66x7.48.
1488277773Code 5485 Large rudderLarge mahogany rudder with 8 spokes with bronze hub. English manufacture of the end of the XIX century. Diameter 130 cm - 51.18 inches, depth 15 cm - 5.9 inches.
1594718309Code 6665 Nautical blockSimple wooden block with metal pulley and large rope loop, ovoid hardwood box with two cavatas, in which both the pulley and the rope band that end with a large loop for the suspension of the block are entangled. English manufacture of the mid-19th century Very good condition. 8X8x37.5 cm - 3.14x3.14x14.7 inches.
1594034095Code 6656 Vintage blockSmall simple block made of wood and rope covered with leather complete with ring and pulley made of iron. English manufacture of the second half of the 19th century. 6.5x7x17 cm - 2.55x2.75x6.69 inches. Very good condition.
1594035182Code 6655 Antique blockSimple block made of wood and iron with metal pulley, ovoid hardwood box with two cavities, in which both the pulley and the metal band are pivoted. English manufacture of the mid-19th century Very good condition. 12.5x7x29 cm - 4.9x2.75x3.54 inches.
1594719229Code 6663 Antique blockSimple block made of wood and iron with metal pulley, ovoid hard wood box, in which both the pulley and the hook for suspension of the block are pivoted. English manufacture of the second half of the 19th century. Very good condition. 7x5.5x19 cm 2.7x2.16x7.48 inches.
1561373399Code 6339 Fishing reelBrass and horn fishing reel, English manufacture from the early 1900s. Very good working condition. Diameter cm 5.5 x 3 - inches 2.16x1.18.
1561375537Code 6340A Fishing reelBrass and horn fishing reel, English manufacture from the early 1900s. Very good working condition. Diameter cm 7x3 - inches 2.75x1.18.
1618577966Code 6943 Fishing reelFishing reel made of oak, brass and horn, English manufacture from the early 1900s. Excellent condition, fully functional. Diameter 7.7x4.8 cm - 3.03x1.88 inches.
1487257670Code 5597 Large propeller RadiceLarge three-blade propeller made of bronze in the thirties, signed Eliche Radice, company established in 1919, and still today owned by the Radice family. Very good condition. Cm 70x70x15 - inches 27.55x27.55x5.9.
1469442978Code 5283 Three-bladesThree-blades propeller, casting bronze, English manufacture of the thirties mounted on a metal base. Very good condition. Cm 30x30x9 - inches 11.8x11.8x3.5
1561370469Code 6401 Airboat propellerPropeller made of laminated wood with metal side reinforcements signed Propellers Kirkland Haines City FLA 1163 66 LA 36, hub with 6 holes, from the sixties. It is a propeller used on airboats; they are aluminum boats with flat hull and very light, used in rivers and lakes or in the swampy waters of the Everglades in Florida; the propeller for security reasons is caged. The propeller is characterized by wide blades with flat ends and sheet metal reinforcements. Very good condition. Cm 168 x 20 x 9.5 - inches 7.87x3.74x66.14.
412201214349734Code 3344 Vintage lampAntique lamp, brass and glass; oil lamp fully functional, rear bracket for hanging. Signed Bulpitt, English manufacture of the end of the XIX century. Height cm 41 - inches 16.14, width cm 21 - inches 8.26, depth cm 15 - inches 5.9. Very good condition.
1481718819Code 5483 LampLamp with green and red light, iron, glass and brass Improved Launch Lamp Combination. It has an oil lamp inside; English manufacture of the early 1900s. Very good condition. Cm 16.5x17.5x19.5 (h) - inches 6.49x6.88x7.67 (h).
1499430591Code 5481 Lamp 1900Antique lamp, glass and copper, for light signals, English manufacture, early 1900s. Very good condition. cm 10.5x10.5x28.5 - inches 4.13x4.13x11.22.
12122009121027734Code 2507 Plan du Port de CherfeAntique portolano of Plan du Port de Cherfe engraved on a copper plate by Antoine Roux, Marseille France 1844. Very good condition. Including frame cm 38x1.7x31 - inches 15x0.66x12.
452012161528734Code 2517 Port De Chichimé NatoliePortolano of Port De Chichimé Natolie, engraved copper by Antoine Roux Marseilles 1844. Very good condition. Including frame cm 38x1.7x31 - inches 15x0.66x12.
422013154426734Code 2515 Portolano Golfe St DrelyAntique portolano of Golfe De St. Drely, engraved on a copper plate by Antoine Roux, Marseille France 1844. Very good condition. Including frame cm 38x1.7x31 - inches 15x0.66x12.
522013153720734Code 3476 Golfe De MandayaAntique portolano of Natolie Golfe De Mandaya, engraved on a copper plate by Antoine Roux, Marseille France 1844. Very good condition. Measures with frame cm 38x1.7x31 - inches 15x0.66x12.
52201315407734Code 3474 Portolano du SyrieAntique portolano of Syrie, engraved on a copper plate by Antoine Roux, Marseille France 1844. Very good condition. Including frame cm 38x1.7x31 - inches 15x0.66x12.
52201315423734Code 2514 Port St AntoineAntique portolano of Port St. Antoine, engraved on a copper plate by Antoine Roux, Marseille France 1844. Very good condition. Measures with frame cm 38x1.7x31 - inches 15x0.66x12.
52201315441734Code 3475 Isle De PoroAntique portolano of Isle De Poro, engraved on a copper plate by Antoine Roux, Marseille France 1844. Very good condition. Measures with frame cm 38x1.7x31 - inches 15x0.66x12.
522013154538734Code 3477 Cipre e LimasolAntique portolano of Cipre e Limasol, engraved on a copper plate by Antoine Roux, Marseille France 1844. Very good condition. Measures with frame cm 38x1.7x31 - inches 15x0.66x12.
1612877596Code 6859 Vintage rangefinderNautical rangefinder signed Made in Great Britan by Kelvin Hughes a divison of Smiths Industries Limited made in the 1960s, complete with original mahogany box. AP 498 Stuats Marine Distance Meter Very good working condition. Box size cm 21x13 h 6. It is an ancient nautical instrument used to measure the distance of the ship from another object or another ship.
1528288671Code A72 Antique graphometerDouble graduation graphometer complete with brass, copper and lead sights complete with original wooden box signed CAIM Genova Via S. Sabina 2 of the forties. Box cm 28x29x24 (h) - inches 11x11.41x9.44.
1022014131542734Code 4028 Nautical mapAntique nautical map of the Bay of Guascogna from Le petit Neptune françois published in Paris in 1763. Printed by engraved copper plate. Measures with frame cm 36x1.3x31 - inches 14.17x0.5x12.20. Good condition.
1462003155831734Code 2523 Print 1712Old print by an engraved copper plate of Sardegna, Malta and Corsica. Interesting work by Weigel Cristoph (1645-1725), 1712. Very good condition. Including frame cm 60x1.7x52 - inches 24x0.66x28.8.
1487686440Code 5511 Compasses nautical chartsElegant box of compasses made in the mid-nineteenth century. Rosewood box, Thuja burr and ebony threads, brass hinges, complete with key. At the center of the lid there is a brass medallion diamond-shaped engraved with the name of the owner L. Lemire. Inside the box there are various brass instruments: compasses, drawing pens in steel and brass with ivory handle, ruler made of boxwood, etc. Very good condition. Box cm 25.2x16.5x5 - inches 9.9x6.49x1.96.
1460465359Code 5115 Whalebone compassesBox of compasses, chromed brass and whalebone, placed in a wooden box covered with leather. The box contains compasses, proportion ruler, small compasses, etc. English manufacture of the 30s. Very good condition. Box cm 19.5x14.5x2.5 - inches 7.67x5.7x0.98.
1529578454Code 6095 Parallels for chartsParallels with sights made of aluminum and brass signed R. Watts & Son London 1940 MK II. The instrument is placed in the original wooden brass and leather box. Excellent condition and fully functional. Box 46x7x3 cm - 18.11x2.75x1.18 inches.
1481803900Code 5470 Heath parallelBrass parallels signed W. Heath Plymouth, British manufacture of the second half of the XIX century. Complete with original mahogany box. Parallel cm 46.2x6.2x2 (h) - inches 18.18x2.44x0.78; box cm 49x9x5 - inches 19.29x3.54x1.96.
1517322159Code 5697 Antique printPrint by engraving on copper plate Tav III TIX fig. 17-22 from a volume entitled Navigazione; Italian manufacture of the mid-18th century. Including frame 28x1.3x33 cm - 11x0.5x12.99 inches. Some calculations are depicted. Very good condition.
1529507614Code 6082 Evolutions navallesprint by engraving on copper plate (Marine - Evolutions navalles), French manufacture of the second half of the XIX century, depicting the preparation for a nautical battle. Good condition. Including frame cm 39x1.3x52 - inches 15.35x0.5x20.47.
1528890571Code 5700 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 146, pag. 163 fig. 1161-1172; including frame cm 51.2x1.3x40.8 - inches 20.15x0.5x16. Some sails are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
1517320468Code 5692 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate no. 1, p. 53 fig. 1 to 3; with frame cm 31.5x1.3x38 - inches 12.4x0.5x14.9. Some parts of a warship (anchor, cannon, etc.) are depicted. The printing has the "Benard direxit" signature. Robert Bénard was a French engraver (1734-1777) who produced Encyclopédie’s charts starting in 1751. His name will be used by the publisher Charles-Joseph Panckoucke for the Encyclopédie méthodique. Very good condition.
1517320843Code 5693 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate no. n. 24, pag. 69 fig. 341; including frame cm 38.3x1.3x31.5 - inches 15x0.5x12.4. Ship ropes are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
1517321495Code 5694 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate no. n. 26, pag. 70 fig. 350-353 ; with frame cm 31.5x1.3x38.3 - inches 12.4x0.5x15. Ship ropes are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
1517321702Code 5694A Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate no. n. 26, pag. 70 fig. 350-353; including frame cm 31.5x1.3x38.3 - inches 12.4x0.5x15. Ship ropes are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
1517321805Code 5695 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate no. n. 33, fig. 397-405 ; including frame cm 30x1.3X37.5 - inches 11.8x0.5x14.7. It is depicted how to make a compass. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
1517322386Code 5699 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 127, pag. 146 fig. 1006; with frame cm 54.8x1.3x40.8 - inches 21.57x0.5x16. The prospect of the side of a ship is depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
1517323046Code 5690 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 107, fig. 729-732; including frame cm 50.7x1.3x38.7 - inches 19.9x0.5x15.23. Some calculations are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
Code 5690
Print by Panckoucke
France
Late 1700s
Cm 50.7x1.3x38.7 frame Inches 19.9x0.5x15.23 frame
1517323133Code 5691 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 116, pag. 135, fig. 975-986; including frame cm 52.7x1.3x41.7 - inches 20.74x0.5x16.4. Some calculations are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
Code 5691
Print by Panckoucke
France
Late 1700s
Cm 52.7x1.3x41.7 frame Inches 20.74x0.5x16.4 frame
1529055071Code 5701 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 149, pag. 166 fig. 1209-1212; including frame cm 57.8x1.3x31.8 - inches 22.75x0.5x12.5. The prospect of the side of a ship is depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Very good condition.
Code 5701
Print by Panckoucke
France
Late 1700s
Cm 57.8x1.3x31.8 frame Inches 22.75x0.5x12.5 frame
1529055831Code 5702 Print by PanckouckePrint by engraving on copper plate from the Panckoucke Encyclopédie méthodique, end of the XVIII century, volume Marine Planches (more than 1,500 figures dealing with all subjects on the marina: planes, construction, carpentry, tree trunks, armaments of maneuvers, ropes, sails, artillery, ship maneuvers and combat tactics). This is the plate n. 139, pag. 156 fig. 1036-1094; including frame cm 38.7x1.3x50.7 - inches 15.2x0.5x19.9. Some elements of a ship are depicted. The Print has the "Benard direxit" signature. Good condition, there is a stain.
1530870445Code 2473 Alabaster sculptureAlabaster sculpture depicting a female nude with a cloak and hat, with clasped hands and resting her foot on an anchor, as if to invoke protection for the sailors; French manufacture of the mid-eighteenth century. Fair conditions (lack on the hat). Cm 11x6x30 - inches 4.33x2.3x11.8.
1533115248Code 5703A Grand Panorama of LondonGrand Panorama of London, a very special map of London seen from the Thames, published by Charles Evans and I. Whitelaw in 1849, realized on a long single strip of printed paper folded into a booklet with fabric cover and gold colored letters. Good condition, booklet cm 18x0.7x15.3 - inches 7x0.2x5.9; open map including the cover cm 576x15.3 - inches 226.77x6.
1529508206Code 6088 Pirates illustrationPage from the magazine The illustrated London News 31 July 1886 with a drawn by A. Forester depicting some pirates. Very good condition. Cm 29.8x41 (h) - inches 11.73x16.14.
1581336952Code 547A Chichester emblemEmblem dedicated to the ship MHS Chichester, wooden and enameled metal, 1970s. The emblem has the inscription "Senior rates mess Hong Kong - H.M.S. Chichester". On the back label indicating its origin from Singapore. Cm 14.5x10x2 - inches 5.7x3.9x0.78.
58805Code 588A5 Gotlant RantLithograph with frame of a photo by Daniel Forster Gotlant Rant 2001. Frame size 55.5x39.5 cm - 21.8x15.55 inches, frame thickness 1.8 cm - 0.7 inches.
1603723546Code 609A ScrimshawScrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, of exquisite workmanship dating back to the mid 19th century, length 17.5 cm, which depicts a whale hunting scene, depicting a three-masted brig and rowing boat with 6 hunters, one of which with a harpoon in the act of piercing the whale that can be glimpsed on the surface of the water. The back of the tooth is engraved with the name WOODLARK, the name of the boat; manufacture from the mid 19th century. Very good condition. 17.5x5X3.5 cm - 6.88x1.96x1.37 inches.
1603724735Code 612A ScrimshawScrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, of exquisite workmanship dating back to the first half of the 19th century, length 13 cm, depicting a basket with various harpoons, a whale and a whale hunting scene with sailors on a rowboat while harpooning a whale and alongside the brig / baleer. The tooth has the incision Sea Horse and on the back another incision reads Taking a Wale on the coast of Near Zealand. Very good condition. 13X5X3 cm.
1603725294Code 613A ScrimshawScrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, of fine workmanship dated 1844, length 15.7 cm, depicting 6 whalers on a rowing boat trying to harpoon a whale. The back of the tooth has the incision Steady as she rises sperm whale 1844. Very good condition. 15.7x5x3 cm.
1603726111Code 614A ScrimshawScrimshaw of an engraved whale tooth, of fine workmanship, length 16.5 cm depicting six whalers on a rowboat trying to harpoon a whale, in the background the brig / whaling boat with two masts. The back of the tooth has the engraving The WHALING BRIG EMMA. Mid-XIX century.
Very good condition. 16.5x4.5x4 cm - 6.49x1.77x1.57 inches.
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