mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
A Hansen, first officer on the Knivsberg, 1898. Creator: Christian Wilhelm AllersA Hansen, first officer on the Knivsberg, 1898. Portrait of a German crew member using compasses and parallel rulers to plot the course of the SS Knivsberg through the South China Sea
Triumphant Cupid among Emblems of Art and War, 17th century. Creators: Thomas Willeboirts, Paul de VosTriumphant Cupid among Emblems of Art and War, 17th century
Boys trained in the fundamentals of navigation may become technicians... Los Angeles, CalifBoys trained in the fundamentals of navigation may become technicians in the armed service, Los Angeles, Calif. Thomas Graham, a member of the Victory Corps at Polytechnic High School
Learning how to determine latitude by using a sextant... Polytechnic High School, LA, Calif. 1942Learning how to determine latitude by using a sextant is Senta Osoling, student at Polytechnic High School, Los Angeles, Calif
Sextant, Brandis, with Willson Bubble Telescope, Early, ca. 1919270mm long, 240mm high, 100mm wide; 1919; bubble type; illuminated
Sextant, Bubble, Averaging, AN 5851-1. Creator: Unknown8 x 7 x 7in. bubble type; in fitted soft carrying bag with battery case
Our Captain, Our Guide over Pathless Waters, 1890. Creator: BW KilburnOur Captain, Our Guide over Pathless Waters, 1890. Albumen silver print, stereocard
No. 5: Midshipman, February 15, 1799. Creator: Henri MerkeNo. 5: Midshipman, February 15, 1799
Eight Bells, 1887. Creator: Winslow HomerEight Bells, 1887
Airman learning navigation during the Second World War, 1941. Creator: Charles BrownAirman learning navigation during the Second World War, 1941. A Royal Air Force volunteer, who comes from the United States of America, is seen taking an observation with the Mark IX sextant
How A Ships Captain Uses The Sextant, 1935. From The Popular Science Educator, Volume 2, edited by Charles Ray. [The Amalgamated Press, Ltd. London]
Sextant of 1900
Observation with Sextant and Artificial Horizon. July 1895, (1897). From Farthest North, Vol. 2 by Fridtjof Nansen. [Archibald Constable and Company, London, 1897]
John Hadleys sextant, 1894. Hadley (1682-1744) was an English mathematician. From A Popular History of Science, by Robert Routledge, BSc (Lond.), F.C.S. [George Routledge & Sons, Limited
Albert Borlase Armitage, Scottish polar explorer, c1894-c1897 (1899). Artist: Frederick George JacksonAlbert Borlase Armitage, Scottish polar explorer, c1894-c1897 (1899). Armitage (1864-1943) using a sextant while on the Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz-Josef Land in the Arctic
Cadets shooting the sun, Royal Navy College, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937
Candidate for the Marines, 1799. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonCandidate for the Marines, 1799. From the collection of the National Maritime Museum, London
Galileo Galilei, 1623. Portrait of the astronomer Galileo, with a beard and fur collar, shown within an oval frame with Italian text
Flamsteeds equatorially mounted sextant fitted with telescope, 1725. Side view showing the gearing for aligning the sextant. Flamsteed (1646-1719) was the first Astronomer Royal