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The arte of nauigation. : conteyning a compendious description of the sphere, : with the making of certayne instruments and rules for nauigations, and exemplifyed by many demonstrations.

Cortés, Martín, 1532-1589 · 1589 · At London : Printed [by Abell Jeffes], at the charges of Richard Watkins. · 12 pictures

The Arte of Navigation is a 1589 London navigation manual by Martín Cortés, printed for Richard Watkins, covering the sphere, instruments and sailing rules for mariners. The four pictures are all decorative woodcut initials, with ornate foliate letters in S, E, F and W built from twisting stems, leaves and berries that a designer could borrow for display capitals.

Navigation · Geography · Mathematical geography · Imprint 1589

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