Docks

Something of a catch-all category for water-based commerce. Naturally, not every town market will have a fishmonger, stevedore, or provisioner of navigational equipment.

Astrolabe, nautical. . . . . 52₲10


 * ————Used to determine latitude for nautical navigation

Astrolabe, transverse. . . . . 40₲


 * ————Combining a portable astrolabe and a shadowbox, this device allows a navigator to determine latitude without an assistant and without staring directly into the sun; useful only when the sun is not obscured by clouds

Cod, per pound, salted. . . . . 5ƒ5

Cod, per pound, smoked. . . . . 5ƒ7

Compass, the one used for finding north, dry suspension type. . . . . 31₲


 * ————Mounted on gimbals and set in a binnacle, this compass stays level, and one never needs to worry about it spilling.

Compass, the one used for finding north, floating type. . . . . 1₲16


 * ————Most compasses in Midian are not exactly the little handheld models of today. These are big and bulky items, about 10 inches across, consisting of a floating magnetic needle in a water-filled basin. They must rest upon as steady a surface as possible, and it takes a moment for one to again accurately point north after being disturbed.

Crab, per pound. . . . . 10ƒ1

Crawdads, per pound. . . . . 3ƒ3


 * ————Also called crayfish

Eel, per pound, steak. . . . . 8ƒ

Herring, per pound, pickled. . . . . 4ƒ8

Herring, per pound, salted. . . . . 4ƒ6

Lobster tail. . . . . 19ƒ

Pickled fish, small barrel. . . . . 7₲10

Quadrant. . . . . 7₲10


 * ————This simple wooden device is the bare minimum for determining latitude

Sailcloth, per square yard. . . . . 9ƒ

Salmon, per pound, salted. . . . . 8ƒ

Salmon, per pound, smoked. . . . . 9ƒ

Sardines, per pound. . . . . 4₲10

Shark, per pound, smoked. . . . . 11ƒ

Shark, per pound, steak. . . . . 13ƒ5

Sun shadow board. . . . . 4₲10


 * ————A wood semicircle on a stick; used to crudely determine direction (mostly north or mostly south) between successive days of travel

Sunstone. . . . . 12₲10


 * ————Naturally polarised crystal used to find the sun through clouds or smoke