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Steven B. found this mystery object. Can you help identify it for him? Let me know if you have any thoughts on its identity.
Here is what Steven said about the find.
Notice how the color looks very different in the two photos. That is one thing that makes it more difficult to identify items from photos.
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| Find by Steven B. |
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| Other Side of Same Find by Steven B. |
Steven B. found this mystery object. Can you help identify it for him? Let me know if you have any thoughts on its identity.
Here is what Steven said about the find.
I found this last Sunday at one of the 1715 sites. I cannot seem to match the patterns barely visible. The obverse shows a star or fort type image, the rear a shield with possibly two rows of stars along each side the shield.
Same size as a quarter, just a 1/16 less. Reads 72 on my White's Coinmaster GT. Bright spot was a small speck of shell attached. Bright shiny silver color underneath when shell chipped off. Weighs 1.3 grams. Any ideas???
Please send me any thoughts on what it might be.
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| One of the Earliest Known and Recently Discovered Astrolabe. Source: BBC.com (See link below) |
...It is believed to date from between 1495 and 1500.
The item was recovered from a Portuguese explorer which sank during a storm in the Indian Ocean in 1503.
The boat was called the Esmeralda and was part of a fleet led by Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, the first person to sail directly from Europe to India....
Astrolabes generally date between 1500 and 1700. This one appears to be one of the earliest.
Here is the link for more about that.
Darrel S. sent me the following message and photo.
Was in Cedar Key recently and visited the Whitman Museum. I have not been in that museum since childhood, although I have been to Cedar Key several times this year.
There was a facsimile copy of the original book that was written when he charged La Florida during British occupation.
There is knowledge of his map, but rarely do you see or hear about his diary or book. One of the best sources of the 1715 wrecks, sites, and bearings is briefly mentioned. He only wrote a brief description on the map, but was enough for Lip to make his discovery of the 1715 Fleet.
The image of the map I have sent to you before. The multiple sections. The original was close to 6 x 8 feet and was published by Paul Revere.
Thanks Darrel.
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On the Treasure Coast we have a small surf. A nice cool front moved in and the wind was from the west this morning.
Happy hunting,
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