A COMPILATION OF TWO MARITIME TREATISES ON THE MAKING OF COMPASSES
A COMPILATION OF TWO MARITIME TREATISES ON THE MAKING OF COMPASSES

SIGNED, BANDAR AL-KUT, IRAQ, DATED AH 1177/1763-4 AD

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A COMPILATION OF TWO MARITIME TREATISES ON THE MAKING OF COMPASSES
SIGNED, BANDAR AL-KUT, IRAQ, DATED AH 1177/1763-4 AD
Including Jadwal 'amal al-bawsula al-bahriya, signed by its author Muhammad bin Nasr al-Sibaghi and Jadwal al-falakiya li-'amal sir al-sufun by Ahmad bin Majid al-Najdi, signed and dated, Arabic manuscript on paper, 21ff. plus 2 fly-leaves, each folio with tables in black and sepia, with later owner's notes, in modern binding
Folio 9½ x 6½in. (24.2 x 16.5cm.)

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