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Plate for nautical use
Used for taking bearings at sea, this instrument, made by James Kynvyn, closely resembles a model illustrated in Robert Dudley's Arcano del mare. Consists of a rectangular brass plate carrying the shadow square and the quadrant for determining the longitude. On the upper right-hand corner was hinged [...]
Creator
- Robert Dudley
- James Kynvyn
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Geography
- geography
Type of item
- Nautical instrument
- Navigationsinstrument
Medium
- brass
- Brass
- brass (alloy)
Providing institution
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- 1595
- 1595
- 1595
- 1595
- 1595
Places
- English
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:402058
Extent
- 467x355 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
- Dudley collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/JamesKynvyn.html
Year
- 1595
Providing country
- Italy