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Colophon ( on ¾. cclxxxii): Finiscono le Deche del Facondissimo. M. A. Sabellico. Etraducte de Latino in Volgare per Matheo Vesconte de. s. Canciano. Ad Instancia e Impensa de OldratoLampugnano. Sampate [sic] con Gratia e Priuilegii. Che altri non le posa stampare ne far stampare interre ne luochi de la Illustrissima Signoria de Venetia ... The colophon is followed by "Oratio Fvnebris. Mathei Vicecomitis. In funere. M. A. S. ..." which is followed ny the printer's mark. Identified by P. Kristeller as that of Gotardus de Ponte,printing at Milan 1503-35 (cf. Die ital. buchdrucker- und verlegerzeichen, 1893, p. 30-31) Signatures: 8 ¾., ap8s, b-cp6s, dp4s, e-zp6s, &p6s, [apostrophus]p6s, Rp6s, A-Cp6s, Dp8s, E-Tp6s, Vp10s (L1 and L[vi] wanting) Errors in foliation: xxiiii-xxv, ccxxxviii omitted, ccxxxvii repeated; xxxi, cclxxviii misprinted xxix and cclxxviiii. Title in red within woodcut border; another title in large gothic type within the same border at end: Deche De lorigine de Veneti [etc.] Spaces for initials, with indicators. Latin original printed 1487; this translation lacks the last 3 books, ending with Decha tertia, Libro decimo, Cap. III. In contemporary white vellum. Imperfect: ¾. ccxxi and ccxxvi wanting.
A uniformed soldier emerges from the doors of a cattle car with his packs and a duffel bag into the rain. One man is on either side of the door, one walking away, and the other is wathing the men as they leave. the 8 x 10 inscription reads "Major Ralph D. Burns, 0-391862 (left), Jackson, Miss., executive officer of Unit 1402-E, 154th infantry, 31st Division, watching troops as they emerge from cattle trailers on their way to embarkation. They proceeded to pier 3, crossed stream on the SS Mohawk and then transferred to HR-852 for the journey overseas."
INSCRIPTION: Improved SEXTANT by E. Hoppe, / MATHEMATICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER, / No. 51, Church Street, Minories London. / Where a Pattern lies for Inspection & Books of Explanation may be had with the Instrument.(at top of print); REFERENCES. / A. the lower Index / B. the upper D,,o / C. the lower Graduated Arch / D. the upper D,,o / E. the Cheek & Screw of the Upper Center (references listed below image and correspond with letters on parts of image); The advantages of this instrument over the one in common use are, that the two Indexes will move at one and the same / time so as to correct each other in taking a single observation, or admits of separate movements to take two observations with- / -out shifting the Instrument from the Eye, and may for the ease of the observer be observed with from any degree on the Arch. (at bottom of print) MARKS: How Sculp, Devonshire St Bishopsgate
PRINT, ADVERTISEMENT, SEXTANT, NAVIGATING INSTRUMENT, DOUBLE, PETER IFLAND,
NOTES: This print depicts a "new and improved sextant" built by Ebenezer Hoppe, a mathematical instrument maker in London. This print depicts a sextant identical to an instrument currently in our collection (1998.39.27). This engraving is part of a pamphlet produced in 1804 by Hoppe, "An explanation of E. Hoppe's improved sextant…" which consists of 23 pages (title page attached) or was issued separately for advertising purposes. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich has the entire pamphlet in their library collection. [Letter from Dr. Gloria C. Clifton, Curator of Navigational Instruments, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, March 7, 2001]
Lt. Col. Thompson smiles at the camera while seated at a desk with pen in hand, ready to sign the papers in front of him. Beside him is a rubber stamp and a telephone, behind "in" and "out" labeled trays. On the inkwell behind his name plate is a hand grenade.
