Caption

The rod of St. James invented in the 15th century to measure the elevation angle of a star, also straighstock or cross rod, shipping, nautical, medieval, orientation, determination of latitude at sea, starry sky, atronomic location, cross construction, lettering, Orient, Occident, historical illustration 19th century

Date

Jan 05, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Wolfgang Diederich

Reference

BRK26A75_375

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

71,1Mb (1,9Mb) / 18,9in x 14,6in / 5658 x 4394 (300dpi)

Keywords

dark darkness measure history orientation sky star starry sky construction illustration depiction mood lettering historic Middle Ages atmospheric latitude night shot seafaring night sky medieval 19th century 15th century Historic illustration Cross construction measurement navigation starlit sky representation atmosphere label historical inscription In the middle ages at night mediaeval nineteenth century Historical illustration measuring sky stars marking font night 1900s starry name measures skies stars constructions illustrations depictions letterings latitudes nightshot seafarings night skies 19th-century 15th c. Historic illustrations labelling historically night view night-time Historical illustrations fonts nighttime depicting historical image history image history images writing moody night photograph shipping representing sign night picture night photo