The Marine room of the Peabody museum of Salem (1921)
Robinson, John, 1846-1925 comp, Peabody Museum of Salem · Salem, Mass., Peabody museum · leaf 186
SPY-GLASSESFrom above: Dutch, old, 5 leet long, used at Nagasaki, Japan; from U. S. S. Guerrtere, 1815;from a British prize vessel taken by an American privateer, 1779; later forms, (left) used by Enos Briggs,builder of the frigate Essex, 1799; (right) used by Capt. Edward Weston on the clipper… … NOCTURNALS For obtaining the time by the North star. The one at the left is inscribed Nathll Viall 1724the one at the right shows the reverse of a similar instrument. the earlier forms of the Hadley quadrants attest the skill oftheir makers. Made mostly of ebony and boxwood none ofthese old…
Naval art and science · Ships
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