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NEWTON, John Newton's New & Improved Terrestrial Globe [and] Newton's Improved Pocket Celestial Globe

Out of stock

The world in your pocket

£20,000

By NEWTON, John, 1838-41.

KAMER, William ver [and] MOREL, François [Tell-tale compass].

Out of stock

The Captain’s compass

£750

By KAMER, William ver [and] MOREL, François, [18th century].

[Wang Zhiyuan after Huang Shang] T'ien wên t'u [A Map of the Stars]

Out of stock

The Suzhou astronomical chart

£80,000

By [Wang Zhiyuan after Huang Shang], 1247].

STAMPIOEN, Jan Jansz the Younger, [and] Marten CALMAM Onderwys in 't Regte Gebruyk van het Hemels-Plyn

Telling the time with stars

£25,000

By STAMPIOEN, Jan Jansz the Younger, [and] Marten CALMAM, [c1722].

VOOGHT, Claes Jansz. [after] Jan Jansz STAMPIOEN Onderwysing van't Gebruyk des Hemels Pleyn

Vooght’s rare star chart and astronomical calculator

£25,000

By VOOGHT, Claes Jansz. [after] Jan Jansz STAMPIOEN, [c1680-1696].

[Anonymous] [Ptolemaic armillary sphere].

Out of stock

A striking armillary sphere held aloft by Atlas

£18,000

By [Anonymous], c1780s].

RAMSDEN, Jesse [Sextant].

Out of stock

George Vancouver’s Sextant

£75,000

By RAMSDEN, Jesse, [c1772].

[DES-ROIS, Ginot], as "Mlle. Ginot DesRoy" Planisphere Mobile.

£3,600

By [DES-ROIS, Ginot], as "Mlle. Ginot DesRoy", 1847

DOLLOND [Waywiser]

Out of stock

An 18th century waywiser

£10,000

By DOLLOND, [circa 1775].

[Anonymous] Roemischer Kalender auss der Geometrica,

Out of stock

A deluxe, illuminated and coloured example of a rare wall calendar

£80,000

By [Anonymous], second half of 16th century].