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Captain Cook's sextant, 17701 brass sextant, in wooden box with hinged lid ; Approx. 13 cm. high and 16 cm. wide when assembled, fitting into box 6 cm. high & 14 cm. at widest point, when disassembled , DR 11This item is a set with a scale of sines and pair of parallel rules. It is possible that Cook gave these items to Dr William Burney, then headmaster and founder of the Royal Academy, Gosport.Digital order no: a1549095
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Captain Cook's sextant, 17701 brass sextant, in wooden box with hinged lid ; Approx. 13 cm. high and 16 cm. wide when assembled, fitting into box 6 cm. high & 14 cm. at widest point, when disassembled , DR 11This item is a set with a scale of sines and pair of parallel rules.It is possible that Cook gave these items to Dr William Burney, then headmaster and founder of the Royal Academy, Gosport.Digital order no: a1549060
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Captain Cook's sextant, 17701 brass sextant, in wooden box with hinged lid ; Approx. 13 cm. high and 16 cm. wide when assembled, fitting into box 6 cm. high & 14 cm. at widest point, when disassembled , DR 11This item is a set with a scale of sines and pair of parallel rules.It is possible that Cook gave these items to Dr William Burney, then headmaster and founder of the Royal Academy, Gosport.Digital order no: a1549094
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Captain Cook's scale of sines for navigation purposes , 1770
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Captain Cook's scale of sines for navigation purposes folding ivory ruler, brass hinged ; 24 cm. long, folded This relic is a set with a sextant and pair of parallel rules DR 11 & DR 13. It is possible that Cook gave these items to Dr William Burney, then headmaster and founder of the Royal Academy, Gosport., 1770
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Captain Cook's pair of parallel rules , 17701 pair of wooden rulers with brass fittings ; 44 cm. long, closed - crack on lower ruler at right, approx 15 cm. long , DR 13This item is a set with a sextant and scale of sines. It is possible that Cook gave these items to Dr William Burney, then headmaster and founder of the Royal Academy, Gosport.Digital order no: a1550003
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Telescope said to have belonged to Captain James Cook , 1760-1779
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Telescope said to have belonged to Captain James Cook , 1760-1779
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Shore-bearing plate belonging to Captain James Cook , 1760-17791 brass instrument containing compass, protractor and swivelling arms with sights on ends. Compass supports engraved with fish-like designs. Stored in wooden box ; compass needle missing; 2 sights broken. "T Pouilly Inventor Fecit Parisiis 1684" -- engraved on base of protractor., LR 31This instrument was used by Cook on the Endeavour.Digital order no: a1284001
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Shore-bearing plate belonging to Captain James Cook , 1760-17791 brass instrument containing compass, protractor and swivelling arms with sights on ends. Compass supports engraved with fish-like designs. Stored in wooden box ; compass needle missing; 2 sights broken. "T Pouilly Inventor Fecit Parisiis 1684" -- engraved on base of protractor., LR 31This instrument was used by Cook on the Endeavour.Digital order no: a1284002
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Shore-bearing plate belonging to Captain James Cook , 1760-17791 brass instrument containing compass, protractor and swivelling arms with sights on ends. Compass supports engraved with fish-like designs. Stored in wooden box ; compass needle missing; 2 sights broken. "T Pouilly Inventor Fecit Parisiis 1684" -- engraved on base of protractor., LR 31This instrument was used by Cook on the Endeavour.Digital order no: a1284003
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Universal sundial, ca 1728-1748 , Ca 1728-17481 brass sundial, housed in original wooden box. The bowl below the dial has a compass with a detached needle., R 212The sundial was designed to tell the time by the sun at any latitude, being set by a compass and radial bar calibrated in degrees. This sundial has the initials J.C. incorporated into the design within the brass circle and was supposedly designed by Cook himself. However, this is unlikely as Cook was only twenty years old and learning the business on a North Sea collier when Thomas Wright (instrument maker) retired in 1748. It also seems unlikely that Cook commissioned a special dial from an expensive London maker at this time in his career. This type of dial was invented for domestic land use and was not suitable for use at sea. It is possible that such an instrument may have been used on shore during the first voyage, when no chronometer was available.Digital order no: a6325004
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Universal sundial, ca 1728-1748 , Ca 1728-17481 brass sundial, housed in original wooden box. The bowl below the dial has a compass with a detached needle., R 212The sundial was designed to tell the time by the sun at any latitude, being set by a compass and radial bar calibrated in degrees. This sundial has the initials J.C. incorporated into the design within the brass circle and was supposedly designed by Cook himself. However, this is unlikely as Cook was only twenty years old and learning the business on a North Sea collier when Thomas Wright (instrument maker) retired in 1748. It also seems unlikely that Cook commissioned a special dial from an expensive London maker at this time in his career. This type of dial was invented for domestic land use and was not suitable for use at sea. It is possible that such an instrument may have been used on shore during the first voyage, when no chronometer was available.Digital order no: a6325006
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Universal sundial, ca 1728-1748 , Ca 1728-17481 brass sundial, housed in original wooden box. The bowl below the dial has a compass with a detached needle., R 212The sundial was designed to tell the time by the sun at any latitude, being set by a compass and radial bar calibrated in degrees. This sundial has the initials J.C. incorporated into the design within the brass circle and was supposedly designed by Cook himself. However, this is unlikely as Cook was only twenty years old and learning the business on a North Sea collier when Thomas Wright (instrument maker) retired in 1748. It also seems unlikely that Cook commissioned a special dial from an expensive London maker at this time in his career. This type of dial was invented for domestic land use and was not suitable for use at sea. It is possible that such an instrument may have been used on shore during the first voyage, when no chronometer was available.Digital order no: a6325009
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Universal sundial, ca 1728-1748 , Ca 1728-17481 brass sundial, housed in original wooden box. The bowl below the dial has a compass with a detached needle., R 212The sundial was designed to tell the time by the sun at any latitude, being set by a compass and radial bar calibrated in degrees. This sundial has the initials J.C. incorporated into the design within the brass circle and was supposedly designed by Cook himself. However, this is unlikely as Cook was only twenty years old and learning the business on a North Sea collier when Thomas Wright (instrument maker) retired in 1748. It also seems unlikely that Cook commissioned a special dial from an expensive London maker at this time in his career. This type of dial was invented for domestic land use and was not suitable for use at sea. It is possible that such an instrument may have been used on shore during the first voyage, when no chronometer was available.Digital order no: a6325013
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Compass said to have been used by James Cook on one of or all of his voyages, ca 1766-1776 , ca 1766-17761 brass Azimuth compass, gimballed in original oak case with removable lid. Has two cresent shaped indented handles and two metal (possibly brass) clasps. Has a brass and wire sighting device that sits across the top of the bowl and has original makers label inside lid., R 221Believed to have belonged to James Cook and then passed onto Sir Joseph Banks thence to Dr Brown (Sir Joseph Bank's private secretary) thence to Mr A. Bennett (who had the intention of presenting it to the Whitby Museum) thence sold at auction by order of Mrs Bennett by Messers H.J. Austen and Son to Dr Prince of Crowborough, thence passed onto Mr Toon and thence acquired by Sir Saul Samuel, Agent General of New South Wales in 1885Digital order no: a6932002
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Compass said to have been used by James Cook on one of or all of his voyages, ca 1766-1776, ca 1766-17761 brass Azimuth compass, gimballed in original oak case with removable lid. Has two cresent shaped indented handles and two metal (possibly brass) clasps. Has a brass and wire sighting device that sits across the top of the bowl and has original makers label inside lid., R 221Believed to have belonged to James Cook and then passed onto Sir Joseph Banks thence to Dr Brown (Sir Joseph Bank's private secretary) thence to Mr A. Bennett (who had the intention of presenting it to the Whitby Museum) thence sold at auction by order of Mrs Bennett by Messers H.J. Austen and Son to Dr Prince of Crowborough, thence passed onto Mr Toon and thence acquired by Sir Saul Samuel, Agent General of New South Wales in 1885Digital order no: a6932003
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Writing desk believed to have formerly been the property of Sir Joseph Banks, ca 1768-1771 , 1768-17711 travelling desk : cedar box with a lift out compartment, and brass fittings and handles on each end, R 222Presented by Banks to William Bosbury, who was in his employ as a gardener thence to his son John Bosbury thence to his son John William Bosbury thence acquired by Sir Saul Samuel, Agent General of New South Wales in 1888, as recorded in a letter to Sir Saul Samuel from John William Bosbury on 24 September 1888. John William Bosbury records that when giving this writing desk to his grandfather William Bosbury, Sir Joseph Banks advised him to think a great deal of it as it had been round the world and had been used by him during his voyage with Captain Cook on the Endeavour, 1768-1771.Digital order no: a5402004
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Writing desk believed to have formerly been the property of Sir Joseph Banks, ca 1768-1771 , 1768-17711 travelling desk : cedar box with a lift out compartment, and brass fittings and handles on each end, R 222Presented by Banks to William Bosbury, who was in his employ as a gardener thence to his son John Bosbury thence to his son John William Bosbury thence acquired by Sir Saul Samuel, Agent General of New South Wales in 1888, as recorded in a letter to Sir Saul Samuel from John William Bosbury on 24 September 1888. John William Bosbury records that when giving this writing desk to his grandfather William Bosbury, Sir Joseph Banks advised him to think a great deal of it as it had been round the world and had been used by him during his voyage with Captain Cook on the Endeavour, 1768-1771.Digital order no: a5402005
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Writing desk believed to have formerly been the property of Sir Joseph Banks, ca 1768-1771 , 1768-17711 travelling desk : cedar box with a lift out compartment, and brass fittings and handles on each end, R 222Presented by Banks to William Bosbury, who was in his employ as a gardener thence to his son John Bosbury thence to his son John William Bosbury thence acquired by Sir Saul Samuel, Agent General of New South Wales in 1888, as recorded in a letter to Sir Saul Samuel from John William Bosbury on 24 September 1888. John William Bosbury records that when giving this writing desk to his grandfather William Bosbury, Sir Joseph Banks advised him to think a great deal of it as it had been round the world and had been used by him during his voyage with Captain Cook on the Endeavour, 1768-1771.Digital order no: a5402013
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William Bligh's telescope, Between 1770 & 17901 wooden brass telescope with extendable eyepiece & eye cover slip ; Length approx. 69 cm.; Diameter approx. 9 cm. - some pins missing so some looseness at connections; fine crack near eyepiece along timber , LR 6"Captn Wm Bligh / Royal Navy" -- engraved on inner brass cylinder "Troughton / London" -- engraved on inner brass cylinder. Date approximated to between when Bligh first joined the navy and when he returned to London following the Bounty mutinyDigital order no: a1139002
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William Bligh's telescope, Between 1770 & 17901 wooden brass telescope with extendable eyepiece & eye cover slip ; Length approx. 69 cm.; Diameter approx. 9 cm. - some pins missing so some looseness at connections; fine crack near eyepiece along timber , LR 6"Captn Wm Bligh / Royal Navy" -- engraved on inner brass cylinder "Troughton / London" -- engraved on inner brass cylinder. Date approximated to between when Bligh first joined the navy and when he returned to London following the Bounty mutinyDigital order no: a1139010