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Historic Navigation Tools

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8 familiar choices to compare. A curated selection.

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01CompassCompassInstrument used for navigation and orientation · navigational instrument–——
02AstrolabeAstrolabeAstronomical instrument · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Khalili_Collection_Islamic_Art_sci_0430_back.jpg–——
03SextantSextantTool for angle measurement · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sextant.jpg–——
04Marine chronometerMarine chronometerClock used on ships to aid in navigation · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frodsham_chronometer_mechanism.jpg–——
05Lead lineLead lineMeasuring the depths of a body of water · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Olaus_Magnus_-_On_the_Vast_Depths_of_the_Norwegian_Coasts.jpg–——
06Portolan chartPortolan chartNautical charts, first made in the 13th century · type of map–——
07Cross-staffCross-staffMeasurement tool · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bastone_di_Giacobbe_inv_3167_IF_46850.jpg–——
08KamalKamalCelestial navigation device that determines latitude · https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Simple_Wooden_Kamal_(Navigation).jpg–——
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