Handbuch der Nautischen Instrumente 1890

Collective: 1890 Mittler Berlin, hardcover, 452 pages, with many illustrations. Handbuch der nautischen Instrumente is an official manual from the Reichs‑Marine‑Amt’s hydrographic division that systematically explains the design, use, calibration, and errors of essential navigation instruments such as the compass, log, lead, sextant, and chronometer, accompanied by numerous lithographed plates for practical application. Intended for professional mariners and naval officers, it consolidates late‑19th‑century best practices in nautical instrumentation and navigation methods into a concise, illustrated reference work. In very good condition