Navigation Collection (page 8)

The first pivoted needle compass, c1269 (1956). From Epistola de Magnete the first treatise on magnets, written by French scholar Pierre de Maricourt (Petrus Peregrinus)

Lighthouse revolving dioptric apparatus, 1866. A print from Cyclopaedia of Useful Arts, Mechanical and Chemical, Manufactures, Mining, and Engineering, edited by Charles Tomlinson, Volume II

The Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London. Flamsteed House, the Royal Greenwich Observatory, was built by Christopher Wren (1632-1723)

Mutiny on Henry Hudsons ship, 1611 (c1880)
Mutiny on Henry Hudsons ship, c1880. English navigator Henry Hudson was set adrift in a boat together with his son and seven others after the crew of his ship the Discovery mutinied in Hudson Bay

The last moments of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, 1583 (c1880). Gilbert (1539-1583) was an English soldier and navigator who was one of the pioneers of the English colonisation of North America

Martin Frobisher, 16th century English navigator, c1880. Artist: Whymper
Martin Frobisher, 16th century English navigator, c1880. Frobisher (c1535-1594) made three voyages to the New World in search of the Northwest Passage

Abel Tasman, 17th century Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, c1870. Artist: JH Rennefeld
Abel Tasman, 17th century Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant, c1870. Tasman is best known for his discovery of Tasmania in 1642

Petrus Plancius, Dutch astronomer, cartographer and clergyman, c1870. Artist: JH Rennefeld
Petrus Plancius, Dutch astronomer, cartographer and clergyman, c1870. Plancius (1552-1622) was one of the founders of the Dutch East India Company, for whom he produced over a hundred maps

Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk charting their route, 1596 (c1870). Artist: H Sluyter
Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk charting their route, 1596 (c1870). Barents (d 1597) was a Dutch navigator who led expeditions in 1594

The first Dutch ship in East Indies, 1596, (c1870). Artist: Van Kesteren
The first Dutch ship in East Indies, 1596, (c1870). A four ship expedition commanded by Cornelis de Houtman arrived in Indonesia in June 1596

Captain James Cook, 18th century British naval officer and explorer, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Captain James Cook, 18th century British naval officer and explorer, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

William Dampier, English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer, (1879). Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
William Dampier, English buccaneer, sea captain, author and scientific observer, (1879). Dampier (1652-1715) mapped the coasts of New Guinea and Western Australia (then known as New Holland)

Beachy Head, Sussex, 1924-1926. Artist: JW Gozzard
Beachy Head, Sussex, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, Volume 4, 1924-1926

Columbus at the Convent of La Rabida, 1490 (19th century). Artist: H Lemon
Columbus at the Convent of La Rabida, 1490 (19th century). Christopher Columbus visited the Franciscan monastery of La Rabida in Andalusia in 1490 to consult with the friars on his plans for a voyage

Captain James Cook, 18th century British navigator and explorer. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform, seated, with his hand resting on a map of the world. Cook made three voyages of discovery

Cadets shooting the sun, Royal Navy College, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596), English sailor, 1924
Sir Francis Drake, 16th century English navigator. Drake (1540-1596) was the most renowned seaman of the Elizabethan Age. He circumnavigated the globe (1577-1580)

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), Genoese navigator and explorer, 1924
Christopher Columbus, Genoese navigator and explorer. Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus (1451-1506) set out in 1492 to discover a westward route to Asia

Christopher Columbus, Genoese navigator and explorer, (1901). Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Columbus (1451-1506) set out in 1492 to discover a westward route to Asia

The Lizard Lighthouse, Cornwall, late 19th or early 20th century. Artist: Church Army Lantern Department
The Lizard Lighthouse, Cornwall, late 19th or early 20th century. The lighthouse on Lizard Point, the most southerly point on the British mainland, was built in 1752. Lantern slide

The Departure of John and Sebastian Cabot... on their First Voyage of Discovery in 1497, 1906
The Departure of John and Sebastian Cabot from Bristol on their First Voyage of Discovery in 1497, 1906, (c1906-1920). Italian father and son navigators John and Sebastian Cabot

The Observatory at Greenwich, 1836. Flamsteed House, the Royal Greenwich Observatory, was built by Christopher Wren (1632-1723)

Nevil Maskelyne, English astronomer, (1836). Artist: E Scriven
Nevil Maskelyne, English astronomer, 1836. Maskelyne (1732-1811) was Astronomer Royal from 1765-1811. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1758

Sir Walter Raleigh, 19th century. Artist: W Holl
Sir Walter Raleigh, 19th century

Statue of Columbus, Genoa, Italy, late 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Statue of Christopher Columbus, Genoa, Italy, late 19th century. Photograph from Portfolio of Photographs, of Famous Scenes, Cities and Paintings by John L Stoddard, published by the Werner Company

Dutch pilot, 1898. Artist: James Batkin
Dutch pilot, 1898. A pilot has specialist knowledge of his local harbour or coast, and navigates visiting ships in and out of port

The Reverend Dr Nevil Maskelyne, English astronomer. Artist: E Scriven
The Reverend Dr Nevil Maskelyne, English astronomer. Maskelyne (1732-1811) was Astronomer Royal from 1765-1811. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1758

Demonstration of sailors, 19th century, (1900). British sailors demonstrating in favour of the navigation laws. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria, by Robert Wilson, (1900)

Relics from Cooks expeditions, 1886. Artist: W Macleod
Relics from Cooks expeditions, 1886. These items are now in the Sydney Museum. Captain James Cook, British naval officer and explorer, made three voyages of discovery between 1768 and 1779

Cooks monument, Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia, 1886. Artist: W Macleod
Cooks monument, Hyde Park, Sydney, Australia, 1886. Monument to Captain James Cook, British naval officer and explorer, who claimed Australia for Britain after making landfall at Botany Bay near

Captain James Cook, English explorer, navigator and cartographer, (1886). Cook (1728-1779) claimed Australia for Britain after he arrived there in 1770 on the first of this three voyages of

La Perouse, 19th century. Artist: Thomas Woolnoth
La Perouse, 19th century. Jean Francois de Galaup, Comte de La Perouse, 18th century French navigator, astronomer and explorer

Captain Cook, 19th century. Artist: E Scriven
Captain Cook, 19th century. James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform, seated, with his hand resting on a map of the world

Lord Kelvin, Irish-Scottish mathematical physicist and engineer, (c1924). Kelvin (1824-1907) was a leader in the physical sciences of the 19th century

Christopher Columbus being received by Ferdinand and Isabella at Barcelona, c1490s, (1872). Italian explorer Columbus (1451-1506) at the court of the Spanish monarchs

Christopher Columbus, Italian explorer and trader, (c1872). Engraving of Columbus (1451-1506) with beard and ruff, from John Gilmary Sheas A Childs History of the United States

Christopher Columbus in chains on board the Gorda, 1490s, (c1872). Italian explorer Columbus (1451-1506) was sent back to Spain in chains aboard a ship called the Gorda

Nevil Maskelyne, fifth British Astronomer Royal, (1815). Artist: Page
Nevil Maskelyne, fifth British Astronomer Royal, (1815). Maskelyne (1732-1811) was Astronomer Royal from 1765-1811. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1758

Leif Ericson Discovering America, (20th century). Artist: Per Krohg
Leif Ericson Discovering America, (20th century). Ericson (975-1020), an Icelandic explorer, is believed to have been one of the first Europeans to set foot on the continent of North America

Christopher Columbus statue, Colon, Panama, 19th century. Artist: Chapuis
Christopher Columbus statue, Colon, Panama, 19th century. Statue of the Italian explorer Columbus (1451-1506) in the Panamanian town of Colon

Sir Francis Drake, English privateer, navigator, naval pioneer, politician, 19th century. Artist: W Holl
Sir Francis Drake, English privateer, navigator, naval pioneer, politician, 19th century. Portrait of Drake (c1540-1596), Elizabeth Is pirate

John Harrison, English clock maker, 1768. Artist: W Holl
John Harrison, English clock maker, 19th century. Harrison (1693-1776) designed and built the worlds first successful maritime clock

Winstanley, Smeaton and Rudyerd lighthouses, (1833). Lighthouses designed by Henry Winstanley (1644-1703), John Smeaton (1724-1792) and John Rudyerd (early 18th century)

Sir Francis Drake, English sailor, 1591 (19th century). Artist: Marcus Gheeraerts, the Younger
Sir Francis Drake, English sailor, 1591 (19th century). Portrait of Drake (c1540-1596), privateer, navigator, naval pioneer and raider, and politician

Front page of Architectura Curiosa Nova, 1664. Artist: Georg Andreas Bockler
Front page of Architectura Curiosa Nova, 1664. Elaborate designs for Baroque fountains in public squares and private country gardens in the French, German

Jacques Cartier takes possession of the Bay of Gaspe, Canada, 1534 (1900). Artist: L Geisleh
Jacques Cartier takes possession of the Bay of Gaspe, Canada, 1534 (1900). Jacques Cartier was a French navigator who first explored and described the Gulf of St Lawrence

Candidate for the Marines, 1799. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Candidate for the Marines, 1799. From the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London

Measuring the distance from ship to shore, using a quadrant marked with shadow-scales, 1598. From L usa della squadra mobile by Ottavius Fabri. (Venice, 1598)

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