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Fields of interest:

• horology
• scientific instruments

Biography:
Watch and clockmaker in The Hague. One of the most important clockmakers in the Netherlands in the late seventeenth century (and first master of the Clockmakers' guild in the Hague). In 1646 he started a six year during apprenticeship at Salomon Coster. Then he moved to Middelburg, where he established a clockmaker shop around 1652. In 1660, a year after Coster's death, Visbagh took over the shop from Coster's widow in The Hague. He continued the contract with Costers apprentice Christiaan Reijnaert. Visbagh first rented the house of Coster at the corner of the Wagenstraat and Veerkade and bought it eleven years later. For the next 25 years Visbagh became one of the most important clockmakers of the Netherlands. In 1688 Visbagh became the first master of the Clockmakers' guild in the Hague. He repaired clocks for and worked with Christiaan Huygens (ca. 1690). Probably Visbagh retired well before 1722.

Residence

• Den Haag 
• Middelburg 1652 - 1660

Occupation

• Watch and clockmaker 1652 - 1660, Middelburg
• Watch and clockmaker 1688~ - [..1722], Den Haag

Education

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Provenance

• Morpurgo, E., Nederlandse klokken- en horlogemakers vanaf 1300 (Amsterdam 1970).
• Rooseboom, M., Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der instrumentmakerskunst in de noordelijke Nederlanden (Leiden 1950).
• Huygens, Chr. Oeuvres Complètes.

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Fields of interest:

• scientific instruments
• horology

Biography:
Millwright, town architect and instrument maker from Workum, Friesland. He was awarded a bronze medal for his tellurium.

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Occupation

• millwright, architect and instrument maker 1843~, Workum

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Provenance

• Morpurgo, E., Nederlandse klokken- en horlogemakers vanaf 1300 (Amsterdam 1970), 13.
• Rooseboom, M., Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der instrumentmakerskunst in de noordelijke Nederlanden (Leiden 1950).

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• scientific instruments

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Made coin weights and coin weight boxes from his workshop at Oude Borse in den Salm, Antwerp.

Residence

• Antwerpen 1649

Occupation

• instrument maker 1649~, Antwerpen

Education

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Provenance

• Wittop Koning, D.A. and G.M.M. Houben, 2000 jaar gewichten in de Nederlanden (Lochem/Poperinge 1980).

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• scientific instruments

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Verhouve worked as "IJkmeester" (person who determines and controls measures) in Brugge, 1618-1621 and 1624-1653.

Residence

• Brugge 

Occupation

• ijkmeester 1618 - 1621, Brugge
• ijkmeester 1624 - 1653, Brugge

Education

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Membership

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Provenance

• Wittop Koning, D.A. en G.M.M. Houben. 2000 jaar gewichten in de Nederlanden (Lochem/Poperinge 1980).

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• scientific instruments
• optics

Biography:
Optician who worked for Ghent University. Made optical, physical and mathematical instruments, including a barometer.

Residence

• Gent 1820

Occupation

• instrument maker 1820~, Gent

Education

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Membership

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Provenance

• Archive Museum Boerhaave

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Valerius was instrument maker around 1558. Probably worked in the workshop of Gemma Frisius. Maybe he was the father of Cornelius Valerius (born in Oudewater, 1607, died in Mechelen, 1687) who, after the death of his master Gemma Frisius, was professor geography and astronomy in Leuven. He signed an astrolabe in 1558.

Collection: Musées Royaux d'Art et d'Histoire, Brussel (astrolabe), Cinquanternaire Museum, Brusse (astrolabe), Museum for the History of Science Oxford (astrobale attributed to Valerius).

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Occupation

• Instrument maker 1558~, Leuven

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Provenance

• mentioned in an advertisement in: Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society 5 (1985), 28.
• Rooseboom, M. Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der instrumentmakerskunst in de noordelijke Nederlanden (Leiden 1950).

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• scientific instruments

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Watch maker in Zwolle. In 1857 he send an equatorial sundial to Crystal Palace.

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Occupation

• Instrument maker 1857~, Zwolle

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Provenance

• Archive Museum Boerhaave

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• horology
• scientific instruments

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Watch- and clockmaker at the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 'by de Kolk', Amsterdam. Bramer also made sundials. He worked together with his son Jurriaan (1719-1780), although they had two separate workshops. (Jurriaan had settled in the Kalverstraat.)

Collection: Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Residence

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Occupation

• clock, watch and instrument maker 1720~ - 1750, Amsterdam

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Membership

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Provenance

• Nierop, L. van, 'Naamregister van alle de voornaamste winkeliers der stad Amsterdam, 1767', Jaarboek Amstelodamum 29 (1932) 159-216.
• Morpurgo, E., Nederlandse klokken- en horlogemakers vanaf 1300 (Amsterdam 1970), 17.

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Fields of interest:

• navigating instruments

Biography:
Cornelis de Bree de Jonge was a compass maker opposite the Haringpakkerstoren at 'Het Oude Cromhout' in Amsterdam, in 1704. He was the son of Cornelis Jansz. de Bree de Oude, at the same address. After his death, his widow, Celia Bidloo, continued his business as 'Weduwe de Bree'. From 1742-1744 she sold compasses and compass roses to the Amsterdam chamber of the VOC.

Collection: No work by him or by his widow are on record.

Residence

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Occupation

• compass maker 1700 - 1710, Amsterdam

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Membership

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Provenance

• Kuile S. ter and W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns, Amsterdamse kompasmakers ca.1580-ca.1850. (Amsterdam 1999), 52.
• Mörzer Bruyns, W.F.J. 'Navigational Instruments in the Netherlands during the 19th century: Production, Distribution and Use', in: Bulletin of the Scientific Instrument Society 6 (1985).

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Fields of interest:

• scientific instruments
• barometers

Biography:
Instrument maker from Den Bosch. Made barometers, mirrors, weather houses, eyeglasses and a camera obscura. Also owner of a glaze company.

Residence

• 's-Hertogenbosch  - 1760

Occupation

• instrument maker [..1760], 's-Hertogenbosch

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Provenance

• Bolle, B. Barometers in beeld (Lochem 1983), 245 (vt.nt. 369).

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Glass grinder who worked in the Nieuwesteeg, Leiden. Was active during the middle of the eighteenth century. Many of the Brim family members were instrument makers.

Residence

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Occupation

• glas grinder 1754~, Leiden

Education

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Provenance

• Rooseboom, M., Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der instrumentmakerskunst in de noordelijke Nederlanden (Leiden 1950), 38.

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Fields of interest:

• barometers
• meteorological instruments

Biography:
Barometer maker who in 1788 moved from Milan to Delft, where he married Gerritje Eijkhoorn. Caminada made and sold barometers and drafting compasses. He lived and worked, first on the Marktveld and later at the Koornmarkt, in a house called 'De Vliegenkast'. His workshop was continued by his three sons Gerardus Petrus (1796-1833), Jacobus (1798-1832) and Joannes (Jan) Caminada (1803-1876).

Residence

• Delft 1788 - 1828

Occupation

• barometer maker 1788~ - 1828, Delft

Education

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Membership

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Provenance

• Bolle, B., Barometers in beeld (Lochem/Poperinge 1983), 245 (n. 372)
• Rooseboom, M., Bijdrage tot de geschiedenis der instrumentmakerskunst in de noordelijke Nederlanden (Leiden 1950).
• 1856-1906: Vijftig-jarig bestaan van de fabriek Firma Gebr. Caminada Rotterdam (Rotterdam 1906).

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• navigating instruments

Biography:
Albert van der Camp was a compass maker on the Nieuwland in Amsterdam, in 1720, when became poorter (citizen). In 1725 he was at the same address, in 1742 on the Buitenkant. Albert's father was compass maker Pieter Albertsz. van der Camp, a daughter of Albert married compass maker Josua Daelder. In 1733 and 1744 Albert was compass maker to the Amsterdam Admiralty.

Collection: No work by him is on record.

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Occupation

• instrument maker 1720 - 1745, Amsterdam

Education

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Provenance

• Kuile, S. ter, and W.F.J. Mörzer Bruyns, Amsterdamse kompasmakers ca.1580-ca.1850. (Amsterdam 1999), 54 and 60.

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Carel Caminada was a scientific instrument maker, and son of Johannes Caminada from Delft. In 1856, together with his brother Johannes Antonius, he founded a business in Rotterdam. Both were apprentices to their father. They also were trained abroad, before settling in Rotterdam, where they resided at Noordblaak no.1, Hoofdsteeg no.28, Kortenaerstraat no.36 and Mauritsstraat no.119. The Caminada firm made a variety of scientific instruments, including mathematical and nautical instruments, spirit levels, timepieces, telegraphs, compasses, and devices to measure water levels. The company was continued by a next generation.

Collections: Teylers Museum, Haarlem, Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam, Maritiem Museum, Rotterdam.

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Occupation

• instrument maker 12-05-1856 - [1906..], Rotterdam

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Provenance

• Bolle, B. Barometers in beeld. (Lochem 1983), 174, 243 (vt. nt. 290) en 245 (vt.nt. 372).
• 1856-1906: Vijftig-jarig bestaan van de fabriek Firma Gebr. Caminada Rotterdam (Rotterdam 1906).
• Database Maritiem Digitaal