Mural painting depicting navigation, by Hugo Ballin. Navigation is symbolized by two figures. On the left, the Wind, represented by an old man holding a mariner's sun clock and compass. The figure on the right symbolic of Becalm is holding a sextant. Circumscribed about these figures is the course of the moon. Above in the center is an astrolabe, an instrument formerly used for taking altitudes. Below in the background a ship is sailing out of a tropical strom into the Arctic.
Griffith Observatory Murals--California--Los Angeles Observatories--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Ballin, Hugo,1879-1956 Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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