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Astrolabe

Astrolabe

Inv. 1093
Thomas Gemini, English, 1550-1559

Astrolabe

Astrolabe

Inv. 1123, 1124, 1127
Charles Whitwell [attr.], English, late 16th cent.

Atlante nautico, Anonymous (facsimile)

Atlante nautico, Anonymous (facsimile)

Firenze, Museo Galileo, MED GF028
Author unknown, original after 1670 / facsimile 2010

Atlante nautico, Giovanni Oliva (facsimile)

Atlante nautico, Giovanni Oliva (facsimile)

Firenze, Museo Galileo, MED GF032
Giovanni Oliva, original 1616 / facsimile 2010

Mariner's astrolabe

Mariner's astrolabe

Inv. 1119
Francisco de Goes, Portuguese, 1608

Nautical circle

Nautical circle

Inv. 1116
Charles Whitwell, English, late 16th cent.

Nautical compass

Nautical compass

Inv. 599
Maker unknown, English, late 16th cent.

Nautical compass

Nautical compass

Inv. 600
Maker unknown, English, late 16th cent.

Nautical hemisphere

Nautical hemisphere

Inv. 1099, 1122
Charles Whitwell, English, late 16th cent.

Nautical instrument

Nautical instrument

Inv. 3174
James Kynvyn, London, 1597

Plate for nautical use

Plate for nautical use

Inv. 663
James Kynvyn, English, 1595

Quadrant

Quadrant

Inv. 3812
Bernardo Facini, Venice, 1701

Sea charts

Sea charts

Dep. ABA, Firenze
Bartolomeu Velho, 1561

Sextant

Sextant

Inv. 3723
Louis-Félix Védy firm, Paris, 19th cent.

Single-handed dividers

Single-handed dividers

Inv. 1478
Maker unknown, 17th cent.

Single-handed dividers

Single-handed dividers

Inv. 1479
Maker unknown, 17th cent.

Windrose

Windrose

Inv. 3372
Maker unknown, English, 1596