Determining the longitude by means of a compass, Jan Collaert (II) (attributed to), after Jan van der Straet, c. 1593 - c. 1598 print A sailing ship on a sailing ship takes a poll of the sun with a declination compass. His activity is dramatized by the remarkable beam between his compass and the sun. His guns are set up on the ship's campaign. Determining the length through a compass and the sun. The Flemish geographer Petrus Plancius was the inventor of this method. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a nineteen -part series about new inventions and discoveries. print maker: Antwerpa
Determining the longitude by means of a compass, Jan Collaert (II) (attributed to), after Jan van der Straet, c. 1593 - c. 1598 print A sailing ship on a sailing ship takes a poll of the sun with a declination compass. His activity is dramatized by the remarkable beam between his compass and the sun. His guns are set up on the ship's campaign. Determining the length through a compass and the sun. The Flemish geographer Petrus Plancius was the inventor of this method. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a nineteen -part series about new inventions and discoveries. print maker: Antwerpafter design by: Florencepublisher: Antwerp paper engraving invention, discovery ~ science and technology. position-finding at sea; nautical instruments. positions of the sun. longitude. firearms: cannon. compass. ships (in general). IHS ('Iesus Hominum Salvator') ~ symbol of Christ
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