Död 1763.
Norsk officer och kartograf. Han började i militär tjänst ca. 1743 och blev eldledare vid 'Christiansanske artillerikompaniet' 1745. 1750 blev han förflyttad till 'Akershusiske artillerikompaniet', 1753 blev han styckjunkare, 1755 artillerilöjtnant i Fredrikstad och 1759 kapten. Han var en av pionjärerna som kämpade för en självständig norsk kartografi, men arbetade dessvärre under mycket knappa förhållanden. Det kan nämnas att han 1761 fick 400 riksdaler i förskott för gravering av sin Norgekarta. Beloppet skulle betalas tillbaka så snart han fick möjlighet.
Ovenstad.
Död i juni 1598.
Emery Molyneux was an English Elizabethan maker of globes, mathematical instruments and ordnance. His terrestrial and celestial globes, first published in 1592, were the first to be made in England and the first to be made by an Englishman.
Molyneux was known as a mathematician and maker of mathematical instruments such as compasses and hourglasses. He became acquainted with many prominent men of the day, including the writer Richard Hakluyt and the mathematicians Robert Hues and Edward Wright. He also knew the explorers Thomas Cavendish, Francis Drake, Walter Raleigh and John Davis. Davis probably introduced Molyneux to his own patron, the London merchant William Sanderson, who largely financed the construction of the globes. When completed, the globes were presented to Elizabeth I. Larger globes were acquired by royalty, noblemen and academic institutions, while smaller ones were purchased as practical navigation aids for sailors and students. The globes were the first to be made in such a way that they ...
Bland arbeten.
'The Globes Celestial and Terrestrial Set Forth in Plano'
Se Claes Visscher.
Amiral Häggs flaggkarta. - Stockholm 1888.
von Wright - C. H. Tersmeden ca 1900.
