LOT / Treasure & World Coin Floor Auction #18 / Bronze mariner's astrolabe in coral matrix (...

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Bronze mariner's astrolabe in coral matrix (as found), probably Spanish, ca. 1580.

Currency:USD Category:Artifacts / Shipwreck Artifacts Start Price:20,000.00 USD Estimated At:20,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD

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Bronze mariner's astrolabe in coral matrix (as found), probably Spanish, ca. 1580. 3660 grams, 7" in diameter (10" x 8" x 3" overall). The mariner's astrolabe was an early navigational device for determining latitude based on astronomical observation, specifically in replacement of the more cumbersome quadrant (which was impossible to use accurately on a rocking ship), and very few astrolabes are known to exist, generally named and documented by experts. The overall shape of the device is round with open quarters, with a suspension ring at top and a rotating alidade in the center for measurement, but most salvaged specimens from shipwrecks (which, incidentally, is where most of the known specimens originated) lack the ring and alidade, as is the case here. The surfaces of this piece are very worn and corroded (no markings visible), even a bit rusty and patinated, but what is unique about this piece is the fact that a large head of coral has grown around its various open spaces, holding it in place (albeit loosely) and creating an interesting natural display-stand for the astrolabe. Pedigreed to our Auction #3, lot #937. Recovered from: Unidentified late-1500s wreck off Crocker Reef in the Florida Keys Taxes:

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FSTA	6.75%	Florida Sales Tax - Alachua
FSTB	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Baker
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FSTB	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Bradford
FSTB	6%	Florida Sales Tax - Brevard
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FSTC	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Clay
FSTC	6%	Florida Sales Tax - Collier
FSTC	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Columbia
FSTD	7%	Florida Sales Tax - De Soto
FSTD	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Dixie
FSTD	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Duval
FSTE	7.5%	Florida Sales Tax - Escambia
FSTF	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Flagler
FSTF	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Franklin
FSTG	7.5%	Florida Sales Tax - Gadsden
FSTG	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Gilchrist
FSTG	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Glades
FSTG	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Gulf
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FSTL	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Levy
FSTL	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Liberty
FSTM	7.5%	Florida Sales Tax - Madison
FSTM	6.5%	Florida Sales Tax - Manatee
FSTM	6.5%	Florida Sales Tax - Marion
FSTM	6.5%	Florida Sales Tax - Martin
FSTM	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Miami-Dade
FSTM	7.5%	Florida Sales Tax - Monroe
FSTN	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Nassau
FSTO	6%	Florida Sales Tax - Okaloosa
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FSTP	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Pinellas
FSTP	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Polk
FSTP	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Putnam
FSTS	6%	Florida Sales Tax - Saint Johns
FSTS	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Santa Rosa
FSTS	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Seminole
FSTS	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Sumter
FSTS	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Suwannee
FSTT	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Taylor
FSTU	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Union
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FSTW	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Walton
FSTW	7%	Florida Sales Tax - Washington

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LOT / Treasure & World Coin Floor Auction #18 / Bronze mariner's astrolabe in coral matrix (...

Bronze mariner's astrolabe in coral matrix (as found), probably Spanish, ca. 1580.

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