General and Rare Memorials pertayning to the Perfect Arte of Navigation
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General and Rare Memorials pertayning to the Perfect Arte of Navigation is a 16th-century treatise by John Dee that combines practical proposals for English naval expansion with mathematical, navigational, and imperial theory.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General and Rare Memorials pertayning to the Perfect Arte of Navigation canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6341031 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General and Rare Memorials pertayning to the Perfect Arte of Navigation Context triple: [John Dee, notableWork, General and Rare Memorials pertayning to the Perfect Arte of Navigation]
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A.
Muse of celestial navigation
The Muse of celestial navigation is Urania, the Greek muse who presides over astronomy and the study of the stars.
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B.
Waghenaer’s sea atlases
Waghenaer’s sea atlases are pioneering late-16th-century Dutch nautical chart books that revolutionized maritime navigation and helped establish the Netherlands as a leading seafaring and cartographic power.
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C.
The Allegory of Navigation
The Allegory of Navigation is a Baroque-era allegorical painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that personifies seafaring and exploration through symbolic figures and maritime imagery.
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D.
The World’s Hydrographical Description
The World’s Hydrographical Description is a 16th-century geographical and navigational treatise by English explorer John Davis, outlining contemporary knowledge of the world’s seas and coasts.
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E.
On the Catalogue of Ships
On the Catalogue of Ships is an ancient scholarly work by Apollodorus of Athens that analyzes and comments on the famous ship list in Book 2 of Homer’s Iliad.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General and Rare Memorials pertayning to the Perfect Arte of Navigation Target entity description: General and Rare Memorials pertayning to the Perfect Arte of Navigation is a 16th-century treatise by John Dee that combines practical proposals for English naval expansion with mathematical, navigational, and imperial theory.
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A.
Muse of celestial navigation
The Muse of celestial navigation is Urania, the Greek muse who presides over astronomy and the study of the stars.
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B.
Waghenaer’s sea atlases
Waghenaer’s sea atlases are pioneering late-16th-century Dutch nautical chart books that revolutionized maritime navigation and helped establish the Netherlands as a leading seafaring and cartographic power.
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C.
The Allegory of Navigation
The Allegory of Navigation is a Baroque-era allegorical painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that personifies seafaring and exploration through symbolic figures and maritime imagery.
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D.
The World’s Hydrographical Description
The World’s Hydrographical Description is a 16th-century geographical and navigational treatise by English explorer John Davis, outlining contemporary knowledge of the world’s seas and coasts.
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E.
On the Catalogue of Ships
On the Catalogue of Ships is an ancient scholarly work by Apollodorus of Athens that analyzes and comments on the famous ship list in Book 2 of Homer’s Iliad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Elizabethan era
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance
development of English seapower ⓘ early English imperial ideology ⓘ |
| author | John Dee ⓘ |
| contains |
imperial theory
ⓘ
mathematical theory of navigation ⓘ navigational theory ⓘ practical proposals for English naval expansion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| field |
applied mathematics
ⓘ
maritime strategy ⓘ navigation ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
English maritime power
ⓘ
expansion of English overseas trade ⓘ imperial policy ⓘ |
| genre |
navigation treatise
ⓘ
political treatise ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | English ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
mathematician
ⓘ
natural philosopher ⓘ navigator ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early articulation of English maritime empire
ⓘ
influential in the theory of navigation in England ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
English crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of England
English policy-makers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
English navy
ⓘ
cartography ⓘ maritime imperialism ⓘ mathematics ⓘ naval expansion ⓘ navigation ⓘ navigation instruments ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 16th-century maritime expansion ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: General and Rare Memorials pertayning to the Perfect Arte of Navigation Description of subject: General and Rare Memorials pertayning to the Perfect Arte of Navigation is a 16th-century treatise by John Dee that combines practical proposals for English naval expansion with mathematical, navigational, and imperial theory.
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