The Mariner holding a sextant for taking observations of the heavens for the purpose of navigation. Hand-coloured woodcut from The Book of English Trades, London, 1823.


The Mariner holding a sextant for taking observations of the heavens for the purpose of navigation. Hand-coloured woodcut from The Book of English Trades, London, 1823.


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