Nautical Style

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Navigation Instruments

Here you'll find a wonderful selection of instruments used for navigation. One of the earliest known instruments to be used for marine navigation was the mariner's quadrant. Later, in the 16th Century, the celestial astrolabe was modified for use at sea and it enabled the Portuguese to explore the world. The mariner's astrolabe remained in use for more than two hundred years. Another instrument that was used for "shooting the stars" in the 16th Century was the cross-staff, but it's use at sea was limited. Genuine quadrants, cross-staffs and astrolabes are very rare and expensive, so don't expect to see any here at Nautical Style in the near future. The 17th and 18th Centuries saw great advances in instrument design. The Davis quadrant, or back-staff, invented by the English navigator, John Davis, in 1595, was a big improvement over the cross-staff. The bach-staff remained in use for 150 years. Then, in 1731, John Hadley invented a double reflecting instrument called the Octant, which was the forerunner to the sextant.

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	SKU	Product	Our Price
	SKU17556	Box (Pocket) Sextant	AUD 340.00
	SKU17545	Clipper Ship Sandglass Timer	PLEASE CALL
	SKU17514	Compass, Bergen Nautik	PLEASE CALL
	SKU17530	Octant by Smith of Aberdeen, Mid 19th Century	PLEASE CALL
	SKU17584	Sextant by Henry Hughes in Mahogany keystone box	PLEASE CALL
	SKU17548	Vintage Sestrel Hand Bearing Compass	PLEASE CALL