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Background imageNavigation Collection: Ottoman domination period. Rhodes island. Engraving

Ottoman domination period. Rhodes island. Engraving
Ottoman domination period. Rhodes (today Greek territory). Engraving by Lemaitre, Arnout and Cholet. Historia de Turquia by Joseph Marie Jouannin (1783-1844) and Jules Van Gaver, 1840. Date: 2018

Background imageNavigation Collection: Turkey. Constantinople. Yedikule Fortress

Turkey. Constantinople. Yedikule Fortress
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Constantinople (today Istanbul). Yedikule Fortress or Fortress of the Seven Towers. Its construction was commissioned by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II in 1458

Background imageNavigation Collection: Ottoman domination. Acre (today Akko)

Ottoman domination. Acre (today Akko)
Ottoman domination. Acre (today Akko in northern territory of Israel). Walls of Saint Jean d'Acre. Engraving, 19th century. Engraving by Lemaitre

Background imageNavigation Collection: Take of the Fort of Saint Elmo (June 23, 1565)

Take of the Fort of Saint Elmo (June 23, 1565)
Palace of the Grand Master, 16th-18th centuries. Residence of the Great Master of the Order of Saint John. Fresco of the Supreme Council Room by Matteo Perez de Aleccio (1547-1628)

Background imageNavigation Collection: Vasco da Gama (1460-1524). Portuguese explorer

Vasco da Gama (1460-1524). Portuguese explorer
Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (1460-1524). Portuguese explorer. He was the first European to reach India by sea. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageNavigation Collection: Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Navigator

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Navigator and colonist of the Americas. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageNavigation Collection: Middle Ages. Ship of the eleventh and twelfth centuries

Middle Ages. Ship of the eleventh and twelfth centuries. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageNavigation Collection: Middle Ages. Ship of the 13th and 14th centuries

Middle Ages. Ship of the 13th and 14th centuries
Middle Ages. Ship of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageNavigation Collection: Roman trireme. Engraving. Later colouration

Roman trireme. Engraving. Later colouration
Roman Trireme. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageNavigation Collection: Pedro Menendez de Aviles y Alonso de la Campa (1519-1574)

Pedro Menendez de Aviles y Alonso de la Campa (1519-1574). Spanish marine. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espana

Background imageNavigation Collection: Payo Gomez Charino (ca. 1225-1295)

Payo Gomez Charino (ca. 1225-1295)
Payo Gomez Charino (ca.1225-1295). Galician poet and nobleman. Major governor (Adelantado Mayor) of the Kingdom of Galicia and troubadour in the Galician language. Portrait, detail

Background imageNavigation Collection: Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia

Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia (August 9, 1881). Galicia, La Coruna province, Ferrol. The corvette Tornado, leading to King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Cristina

Background imageNavigation Collection: Knight with the naval decoration of the Cruz de Distincion

Knight with the naval decoration of the Cruz de Distincion de la Diadema Real de Marina (Cross of Distinction of the Royal Naval Diadem)

Background imageNavigation Collection: Royal Mail Steamer Chitral

Royal Mail Steamer Chitral
An advertisement illustration for the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, showing the luxurious new P. & O. Royal Mail Steamer, ??Chitral

Background imageNavigation Collection: Orient Steam Navigation Company Advertisement

Orient Steam Navigation Company Advertisement
An advertisement illustration for the Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd, promoting luxurious travel to England from ports in Australia

Background imageNavigation Collection: Raymond Baxter interviewing an airline pilot

Raymond Baxter interviewing an airline pilot: discussing the use of simulators for training navigation and airfield approach procedures, on 6 November 1958

Background imageNavigation Collection: Poster, NGI, Navigazione Generale Italiana

Poster, NGI, Navigazione Generale Italiana Date: 1936

Background imageNavigation Collection: Handley Page Hastings T. 5 TG517

Handley Page Hastings T. 5 TG517
Royal Air Force - Handley Page Hastings T.5 TG517, of the Strike Command Bombing School at RAF Lindholme, in Lincolnshire

Background imageNavigation Collection: Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy T. 2 9Q-COA

Armstrong Whitworth AW. 650 Argosy T. 2 9Q-COA
(ex Royal Air Force) Armstrong Whitworth AW.650 Argosy T.2 9Q-COA Jason (msn 6791, ex XR136), of O.R.A.S. (Otrag Range Air Services) at East Midlands Airport, in November 1977

Background imageNavigation Collection: Egyptian art. Tomb of Nakht-Kau. Wooden figures of the tomb

Egyptian art. Tomb of Nakht-Kau. Wooden figures of the tomb
Egyptian art. Tomb of Nakht-Kau. The wooden figures of the tomb-models had magical life, therefore they were able to work for the dead person

Background imageNavigation Collection: First Powered Airship - British Army Dirigible No 1

First Powered Airship - British Army Dirigible No 1
The new British lead military airship Dirigible No 1, christened Nulli Secundus, made its maiden ascent at Farnborough. The early design work was carried out by Colonel James Templer

Background imageNavigation Collection: Victoria Clipper IV

Victoria Clipper IV, high-speed catamaran passenger ferry, used on the Seattle - Vancouver route, by Clipper Navigation, Inc. Date: circa 1998

Background imageNavigation Collection: Sud SE-210 Caravelle VI-N OO-SRF

Sud SE-210 Caravelle VI-N OO-SRF (msn 76), of SABENA at London Heathrow Airport. (SABENA - Societe Anonyme Belge d'Exploitation de la Navigation Aerien) Date: circa 1976

Background imageNavigation Collection: Piaggio-Douglas PD. 808TA MM61950

Piaggio-Douglas PD. 808TA MM61950
Aeronautica Militare - Piaggio-Douglas PD.808TA MM61950 (msn 508) navigation trainer. (Aeronautica Militare - Italian Air Force) Date: circa 2000

Background imageNavigation Collection: R. M. M. V. Reina del Pacific Pacific Steam Navigation Company

R. M. M. V. Reina del Pacific Pacific Steam Navigation Company
R.M.M.V. Reina del Pacifico Pacific Steam Navigation Company

Background imageNavigation Collection: Avro 652 Anson I N4877 - G-AMDA

Avro 652 Anson I N4877 - G-AMDA of the Skyfame museum at Staverton Airport N4877 was built at the Avro factory at Newton Heath, Manchester and was taken on charge by the Royal Air Force on Nov 17

Background imageNavigation Collection: United States Air Force Boeing WC-135B 61-2666

United States Air Force Boeing WC-135B 61-2666 (msn 18342) at McCleelan Air Force Base. Boeing C-135B-BN Stratolifter (Boeing 717-185)

Background imageNavigation Collection: Gloster Meteor NF. 14 WS788

Gloster Meteor NF. 14 WS788
(ex Royal Air Force) - Gloster Meteor NF(T).14 WS788 Z, preserved in the colours of No.152 Squadron, at the Yorkshire Air Museum, Elvington, York

Background imageNavigation Collection: Wreck of the ship Gipsy at Bristol

Wreck of the ship Gipsy at Bristol
The stranded Waterford Steam Navigation Companys steamer, the Gipsy, on, May I2th, 1878. The boat left Cumberland Basin for Waterford in the early morning. It was then high water

Background imageNavigation Collection: Hawker Siddeley Dominie T. 1 XS712 A

Hawker Siddeley Dominie T. 1 XS712 A
Royal Air Force - Hawker Siddeley Dominie T.1 XS712 A, of 1 Air Navigation School, at RAF Abingdon. Date: 1967

Background imageNavigation Collection: Lighthouse at Port Said on the Suez Canal, Egypt

Lighthouse at Port Said on the Suez Canal, Egypt
Vintage 19th century photograph: lighthouse at Port Said on the Suez Canal, Egypt, c.1890

Background imageNavigation Collection: Shanklin, Dunnose cape on the Isle of Wight in the English Channel

Shanklin, Dunnose cape on the Isle of Wight in the English Channel
19th century vintage photograph: Shanklin, Dunnose is a cape on the Isle of Wight in the English Channel

Background imageNavigation Collection: Cap Spartel, near Tangier, Morocco

Cap Spartel, near Tangier, Morocco
Vintage 19th century photograph - Cap Spartel, near Tangier, Morocco

Background imageNavigation Collection: Uniform of a second mate, second maitre, French Navy, 1844

Uniform of a second mate, second maitre, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages

Background imageNavigation Collection: Uniform of a ships captain, French Navy, 1844

Uniform of a ships captain, French Navy, 1844
Uniform of a ships captain, capitaine de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Louis from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation

Background imageNavigation Collection: Uniform of a ships ensign, enseigne de vaisseau

Uniform of a ships ensign, enseigne de vaisseau, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Bara et Gerard from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation

Background imageNavigation Collection: Uniform of a first mate, premier maitre, French Navy, 1844

Uniform of a first mate, premier maitre, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Goyer from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages

Background imageNavigation Collection: Admiral in the French Navy, 1844

Admiral in the French Navy, 1844
Uniform of an admiral or amiral in the French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Andre Castan from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages

Background imageNavigation Collection: Uniform of a naval student of the first grade, 1844

Uniform of a naval student of the first grade, 1844
Uniform of a naval student of the first grade, Eleve de premiere classe, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after Bara et Gerard from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages

Background imageNavigation Collection: Vice admiral in the French Navy, 1844

Vice admiral in the French Navy, 1844
Uniform of a vice admiral or vice-amiral in the French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation

Background imageNavigation Collection: Sailors in front of a decorated ships stern

Sailors in front of a decorated ships stern
Frontispiece illustration showing 18th and 19th century sailors in front of a decorated ships stern. Woodblock print by J

Background imageNavigation Collection: Midshipman Newcome transferred by rowboat to HMS Vanguard

Midshipman Newcome transferred by rowboat to HMS Vanguard
Midshipman Newcome transferred by rowboat to the HMS Vanguard near Gibraltar. Johnny in disgrace sent to another ship. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Charles Williams

Background imageNavigation Collection: Kelvin Aqueduct built by Robert Whitworth, 1790

Kelvin Aqueduct built by Robert Whitworth, 1790
Plan, elevation and section of the Kelvin Aqueduct, built by Robert Whitworth, over the Forth River, Scotland, 1790. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham

Background imageNavigation Collection: Canal bridge, 18th century

Canal bridge, 18th century
Plans and sections through canal bridge, 18th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst

Background imageNavigation Collection: Dipping needle compass made by Edward Nairne, 1772

Dipping needle compass made by Edward Nairne, 1772
Dipping needle compass made by Edward Nairne for the Board of Longitude based on plans for the Reverend John Mitchell, Rector of Thornhill, 1772

Background imageNavigation Collection: Plans and views of magnetic compasses with dipping needles

Plans and views of magnetic compasses with dipping needles
Plans and views of magnetic compasses, including the dipping needle built by Dr. John Lorimer (1732-1795), surgeon, mathematician, politician and cartographer

Background imageNavigation Collection: Plans and views of a magnetic variation compass

Plans and views of a magnetic variation compass, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature

Background imageNavigation Collection: Plans and views of magnetic compasses

Plans and views of magnetic compasses, including one nautical compass set on a gyroscope. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees Cyclopedia or Universal



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