Paper Navigators: How Early Books Shaped Ocean Knowledge

Dive into the Royal Society’s treasure chest of early navigation books and paper instruments. From Medina’s Arte de Navegar (1545) and the English Art of Navigation (1561) to Barlow’s pantometer and Apian’s volvels, we trace how the sea was mastered in print—how theory, practice, and elegant printing joined forces to teach, visualize, and disseminate sailing science. These artifacts reveal not just sailors’ tools, but a broader science of exploration and the craftsmanship that made it possible.

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