Navigator Collection (page 4)

Title page of Samuel Sturmy, Mariners Magazine, London, 1669. Artist: Samuel Sturmy
Title page of Samuel Sturmy Mariners Magazine, London, 1669. Sturmy (1633-1669) was a sea captain and sailed to the West Indies and Virginia

Christopher Columbus landing in America, c1760(?)-1770. Artist: Jean Robert Ango
Christopher Columbus landing in America, c1760(?)-1770. Piece taken from the collection of paintings of the Baillif of Breteuil in 1770

Detail from The Virgin of the Navigators, 16th century. Christopher Columbus (left) at the feet of the Virgin. From the Museo de America, Madrid

George Anson, Baron Anson (1697-1762), English naval commander. Anson command a Royal Navy squadron of 6 ships sent to attack Spanish interests in South America at the outset of the War of Austrian

James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, 1775-1776. Artist: Nathaniel Dance-Holland
James Cook, English explorer, navigator and hydrographer, 1775-1776. Captain Cook (1728-1779) in naval uniform, seated, with his hand resting on a map of the world

Vasco da Gamas fleet at sea, 1497. In 1497, Vasco da Gama (c1469-1525), Portuguese navigator, became the first westerner to round the Cape of Good Hope, the tip of South Africa

Amerigo Vespucci (1471-1512), Italian-born Spanish explorer. Vespucci observing the constellation of the Southern Cross. During his voyages

Neptune raising James Cook to immortality and fame, late 18th century. The name of Captain Cook (1728-1779), English navigator, explorer and hydrographer, is being written in the book of history

Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French soldier, navigator and mathematician, c1890. Bougainville (1729-1811) was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 1756 while secretary to the French Embassy in

Bartholemew Diaz (c1455-1500), Portuguese navigator. 19th century wood engraving

English navigator Henry Hudson (1550-1611) on his last voyage. He was set adrift with son and 7 others by mutinous crew. Never seen again. Engraving after picture by John Collier

Medal showing Henry Hudson ascending the Hudson River to Albany in 1609
Henry Hudson (c.1550-1611) English navigator, medal showing him ascending the Hudson River to Albany in 1609

Henry Hudson, English navigator, being set adrift by mutinous crew, c1880
Henry Hudson (c.1550-1611), English navigator, being set adrift with son and 7 others by mutinous crew, c1880. He was never seen again. Wood engraving

Ferdinand Magellan, 16th century Portugese navigator, 1868. Magellan (c1480-1521) led the first expedition to cirumnavigate the globe

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