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.
1605265515Code 6769 Vintage sextantBrass sextant signed W.R. Williams Dock St. Newport from the mid 19th century, complete with lenses and placed in its beautiful original mahogany box shaped like the instrument. Extremely rare flap and vernier made of engraved ivory, handle of ebony, 3 colored glasses for the fixed mirror and 3 for the mobile one, two telescopes, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from 0° to 125 °, index and horizon mirror. Box size 28.5x30 h 12.5 cm - 11.22x11.8 h 4.9 inches. Excellent condition and fully functional, complete with custom-made support base.
1606904142Code 6763 Antique sextantBrass sextant made in the mid 19th century, complete with lenses and placed in its beautiful original mahogany box complete with key and brass handle and hinges. Flap and vernier of engraved silver, boxwood handle, 3 colored glasses for the fixed mirror and 4 for the mobile one, three telescopes, sun filter, adjustment key, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from 0 to 150 ° , mirror of index and horizon. Box size 25.5x23 H 12.5 cm - 10x9 H 4.9 inches. Excellent condition and fully functional, complete with custom-made support base.
1590761208Code 6608 Vintage sextantBurnished brass sextant from the second half of the 19th century and placed in its beautiful original mahogany wood box shaped like the instrument, complete with a key lock with hinges and brass hooks. Flap and vernier made of silver, ebony handle, 3 colored glasses for the fixed mirror and 4 for the movable one, three telescopes, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from or to 150 °, pin key for adjustments, magnification lens, index and horizon mirror. A label printed by engraving on copperplate, placed inside the lid of the box, highlights the name of the manufacturer W.F. Cannon, an important manufacturer of sextants and navigational instruments, active around the mid-nineteenth century, located on Shadwell Street in London. On the outer lid of the box a silver-plated brass label has the name P.N. Jeppson Skillinge. Box 30.3x24.7 h 12.5 cm. Excellent condition and fully functional, complete with made-to-measure wooden and brass base.
6613Code 6613 Antique sextantBurnished brass sextant from the second half of the 19th century signed Frodsham & Keep Liverpool active in 17 South Castle street, Liverpool between 1856-1878 and placed in its beautiful original mahogany wooden box, complete with key lock, hinges, brass hooks and handle. Flap and vernier made of silver, mahogany handle, 3 colored glasses for the fixed mirror and 4 for the movable one, three telescopes, filter, a microscope for reading the vernier, graduated from or to 150 °, pin key for adjustments, mirror of index and horizon. On the outer cover of the box an engraved brass label has the following inscription: H.M.S "CONWAY" The Trinity House Prize presented to C.W.W. HILL July 1921. Box 30x28.5 h 13.4 cm. Excellent condition and fully functional, complete with made-to-measure wooden and brass base.
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
1604925820Code 5957 Conte di SavoiaOleograph on masonite depicting the Conte di Savoia, original silver-plated wooden frame with the inscription ITALIA Flotte Riunite Genova at the bottom, 1930s.
Fair condition, slightly discolored, frame with lack of color.
With frame 88.5x64.5 cm - 34.84x25.39 inches.
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.
1555065287Code 6331 Large brass telescopeLarge brass telescope with mahogany wooden handle signed Arnold London Improv'd Day & Night, made in the early 1800s. The words 'Day or Night' indicate that the telescope was designed for use in all light conditions. Focus on two extensions. Total length 90 cm - 35.43 inches, minimum 38 cm - 14.9 inches, focal diameter 4.5 cm - 1.77 inches. Very good condition and fully functional, complete with made-to-measure support base of wood and brass.
1603121718Code 6752 Antique telescopeTelescope made of brass with handle covered with mahogany wood signed Cox London from the first half of the 19th century, three-length focusing, complete with sunshade cap and dust flap. In excellent condition and in perfect working order. Maximum length 38 cm - 14.9 inches, minimum 13.7 cm - 5.39 inches, focal diameter 3 cm - 1.18 inches. Complete with base for support made to measure of wood and brass.
1603122491Code 6753 Vintage telescopeTelescope made of brass with handle covered in mahogany wood signed C. West London made in the first half of the 19th century, focusing with two extensions, complete with sun visor. Good condition, fully functional. Maximum length 41 cm - 16.14 inches, minimum 18 cm - 7 inches, focal diameter 3 cm - 1.18 inches. Complete with base for support made to measure in 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.
1561378663Code 6280A Antique telescopeBrass and leather telescope signed P. Carpenter London Improved Day or Night in the mid-nineteenth century. Focusing with three extensions, complete with sunshade extension. Maximum length 91.5 cm - 36 inches, minimum 28 cm - 11 inches, focal diameter 4.5 cm - 1.77 inches. Very good working condition complete with base of wood and brass.
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.
1603467674Code 6637 Vintage telescopeBrass telescope with leather-covered handle, signed Williams Brown Carle Inc Philadelphia from the second half of the 19th century. Focus with three extensions complete with dust flap and sun visor cap. Maximum length 60 cm - 23.6 inches, minimum 20.8 cm - 8.18 inches, focal diameter 3.8 cm - 1.5 inches. Excellent condition, fully functional, complete with base for support made to measure of brass and wood.
1561377116Code 6323 Brass telescopeEnglish brass telescope with a slightly splayed mahogany handle, from the mid-nineteenth century. Focusing with two extensions, complete with dust flap and sunshade. Maximum length 34 cm - 13.38 inches, minimum 17.5 cm - 6.88 inches. Focal diameter 4.5 cm - 1.77 inches. Very good working condition, complete with base made 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.
1601477497Code 6689 French telescopeBrass telescope with leather-covered handle and three-extension focusing. Maximum length 51 cm - 20 inches, minimum length 17 cm - 6.60 inches, focal diameter 3 cm - 1.18 inches. Complete with sunshade extension and dust flap. French manufacture of the second half of the 19th century. In excellent condition, fully functional, complete with custom-made wooden and brass support base.
1603880818Code 6758 Vintage telescopeBrass telescope with leather-covered handle HAWK 18x model signed B.C. & Co Ltd Made in England, early 1900s.
Three-extension focus with 18 magnification, complete with sun visor cap. Maximum length 44 cm - 17.32 inches, minimum 16.5 cm - 6.49 inches, focal diameter 3 cm - 1.18 inches.
Excellent condition and complete with 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.
1606901509Code 6728 Vintage telescopeTelescope made of brass with a slightly splayed shape covered with leather with four extensions focusing, complete with sunshade extension, signed Armstrongs Manchester from the early 1900s.
Maximum length 88 cm - 34.64 inches, minimum 27.5 cm - 10.8 inches, focal diameter 5.5 cm - 2 inches. In excellent condition, fully functional, complete with custom-made walnut and brass support base.
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.
1528981887Code Lt1 Portofino lithographDouble front and back lithograph depicting Portofino (Italy) and dating back to the thirties, made in Italy. Very good condition. Cm 21.5x0.1x28.5 - inches 8.46x0.03x11.22.
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.
1605536225Code 6771 Vintage ship logShip log made of brass in the shape of a harpoon, signed T. Walker’s Patent Harpoon Yacht Log A 1 London, made in the second half of the 19th 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 48 cm - 18.89 inches, propeller width 18.5 cm - 7.28 inches, log body diameter 3.5 cm - 1.37 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.
1513781205Code 5743 Excelsior IV LogBrass log signed Walker’s Excelsior IV Patent Log , For Yacht, Motor Launches and Fishing Craft , Britihs manufacture of the 1920s circa, with accesories and placed in its original wooden box. Very good condition. Box cm 38.5x18x13 - inches 15.15x7x5.11.
1437472736Code 4676 Log Knot Master MK IIAThomas Walker Ship Log ship log mod. Knot Master MK IIA, British manufacture of the 1930s, chormium plated metal, brass and bakelite, with accessories and placed in its original box. Box cm 31x16.5x15 - inches 12.2x6.49x5.9.
1493982090Code REX002 Poster Marina MilitareDidactic poster dated back to 1929 of Italian Marina Militare Series 1, Table 6, depicting a battle ship by the Ufficio Stampa of Marina Militare. Publisher Selecta Roma Via due Macelli 47. The poster shows the divisions of all exterior and interior spaces. At the high part it is depicted the Giulio Cesare made by A. Pittalis. Including frame cm 102x2x75.5 - inches 40.15x0.78x29.72.
1493981623Code Rex001 Poster Marina MilitareDidactic poster dated back to 1929 of the Italian Marina Militare Series 1, Table 3, depicting a cruiser by the Ufficio Stampa della Marina Militare. Publisher Selecta Roma Via due Macelli 47. The poster shows in 4 sections the divisions of all exterior and interior spaces. At the high part it is depicted a cruiser made by A. Pittalis. Including frame cm 104x2x74.5 - inches 40.94x0.78x29.33.
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.
1551708700Code 6338 Antique fishing reelAntique fishing reel, horn and brass. English manufacture, early 1900s. Diameter cm 8 - inches 3.14. Very good condition.
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.
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
1548856653Code 6158 Vintage propellerTwo-bladed bronze propeller, English manufacture from the 1930s. Width 38 cm - 15.35 inches, height 9 cm - 3.54 inches, depth 7 cm - 2.75 inches. The propeller is mounted on a custom-made iron and brass base. Very good condition.
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.
1561369484Code 6249 Vintage station pointerEngraved chromed brass station pointer signed J. Kern Aarau complete with original case of the first half of XIX sec. Very good condition. Box measures 29x13.5x2.5 cm - 11.41x5.31x0.98 inches.
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.
6615Code 6615 Antique pelorusPelorus made in 1920s of brass, signed Kelvin & Wilfrid O. White Co Boston and New York complete with original mahogany wood box. It is an azimuth dial equipped with a compass used to determine the position of a ship during coastal navigation, the survey takes place by measuring two specific, clearly visible and distinguishable coastal points, which will subsequently be reported on the nautical map in order to find the meeting point of the two straight lines. The instrument is equipped with a sight system with moving pinnacles, a level and an eight-wind compass card complete with an engraved goniometric circle. It is complete with lead counterweight and placed in its original mahogany wooden box. Closed box measures 20x20 cm h 15. Excellent condition and perfectly functioning.
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.
1606903252Code 6709 Nautical compassOne-hand divider made of brass and steel signed W & HC, English manufacture of the early 1900s, it is a marine sector with fixed points with brass body and steel points, used to calculate routes and distances at sea on the charts during navigation.
The ring shape of the upper part is used to hold and adjust the opening of the compass with the fingers of one hand.
Very good condition. Length 20 cm - 7.87 inches, ring diameter with overlapping points 6.5 cm - 2.55 inches.
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.
1518516028Code 5774A 1950s ashtrayBrass ashtray with rudder and compass, English manufacture of the fifties. Very good condition. Diameter 13 cm - 5.11 inches, height 13 cm - 5.11 inches.
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.
5883Code 588A3 Hauraki GulfLithograph with frame of a photo by Ivor Wilkins Hauraki Gulf Auckland 2001. Frame size 55.5x39.5 cm - 21.8x15.55 inches, frame thickness 1.8 cm - 0.7 inches.
5884Code 588A4 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.
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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