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The Cod Rush
The European Fishermen, 1497-1763
 
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Navigation Instruments

Cross-staff - The Stewart Museum at the Fort, Île Sainte-Hélène

Cross-staff, 1736
Wood, ivory
Netherlands
(The Stewart Museum at the Fort, Île Sainte-Hélène, Montreal, 1983.52.1)

Compass - The Stewart Museum at the Fort, Île Sainte-Hélène

Compass, 17th century
Wood, plaster, glass, cardboard, brass, magnetite
Le Havre, France
(The Stewart Museum at the Fort, Île Sainte-Hélène, Montreal, 79-37-4)

Protractor - The Stewart Museum at the Fort, Île Sainte-Hélène

Protractor, ca. 1680
Brass
France
(The Stewart Museum at the Fort, Île Sainte-Hélène, Montreal, 74-15-3)

Mariner's Kit - The Stewart Museum at the Fort, Île Sainte-Hélène

Mariner's Kit, 18th century
brass, iron, leather, canvas
Germany
The case includes a ruler, two sail-maker's awls, a sail-maker's needle, a sawtoothed instrument, a divider and a shaft.
(The Stewart Museum at the Fort, Île Sainte-Hélène, Montreal, 75-42-1)

Design

THE SHIPOWNER | THE CAPTAIN AND THE PILOT
THE SURGEON AND THE CHAPLAIN | THE FISHERMEN

 

 
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