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The Traverse Board was used as a memory aid by navigators as early as the seventeenth century, and would certainly have been used by the officers and crew on the Mayflower. With this simple device they were able to record how far and in what direction they had traveled during each four-hour watch.
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www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mosmd/travbrd.htm
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how to read the correct time with a sun-dial; how to check the speed of travel with the log-line and half-minute glass; and how to record the information on the traverse board.
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www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mosmd/17cnav.htm
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Traverse Board for recording heading every half-hour and speed every hour during a four-hour watch. Speeds from ¼ to 12 ¾ knots could be recorded. ... (Traverse Board for recording heading every half-hour and speed every hour during a four-hour watch. Speeds from 1/4 to 12 1/4 knots could be recorded. The pegs show...
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Traverse_Board.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Traverse_Board.jpg
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The Traverse Board was used to record course and speed over a four hour watch. This example is a replica of an Italian Traverse Board made in the 1640's. It is made from mahogany. All carving was done by hand. The original was painted, so very thin coats of paint were laid on to simulate wearing through usage..
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home.comcast.net/~saville/traverse_board.htm
home.comcast.net/~saville/traverse_board.htm
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The Traverse Board ... The origin of the Traverse Board is unknown to us today, but we do know that it's use has has been documented since the mid-1500s, and it is likely it was developed as early as the 1500s. ... The Traverse Board has a diagram of a compass on it with all 32 points listed. The points are the directions the...
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www.thepirateking.com/historical/traverse_board.htm
www.thepirateking.com/historical/traverse_board.htm
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The instrument in the picture is called a traverse board. Every half hour, measured with the sandglass, the pilot would place two pins in holes in the board. Unfortunately, we didn't find a traverse board on the Mary Rose!
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www.maryrose.org/lcity/pilot/glass2.htm
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The traverse board was used as a memory aid by navigators as early as the 17th century. It is interesting to note that the use of the traverse board was adopted by the navigators from northern Europe and England and was used as late as the beginning of the twentieth century.
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www.pieceofeight.com/traverseboard.htm
www.pieceofeight.com/traverseboard.htm
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Until the compass, a device with a magnetic needle that always points north, was perfected in the late 15th century, ships stayed pretty close to home except for A traverse board was used together with a compass and sand glass. Every half-hour the pegs were moved to show the direction and distance traveled by the ship.
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ab.mec.edu/jamestown/gljnt.html
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Definition of Traverse board in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of Traverse board. Pronunciation of Traverse board. Translations of Traverse board. Traverse board synonyms, Traverse board antonyms. Information about Traverse board in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... a small board hung in the steerage,
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www.thefreedictionary.com/Traverse+board
www.thefreedictionary.com/Traverse+board
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