Compass Corrector
An unprovenanced relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-48. This is possibly the magnetic corrector for a compass. The item is a rectangular iron bar with grooves cut across both sides near the end. It has a Royal Naval Museum, Greenwich number (9) or (6) painted on. The 1913 catalogue gives Franklin Room, case 5, number 9 as 'Parts of a ship's compass.' It may be part of the material taken from the ship found off Grant Point by the Inuit and later collected on the Adelaide Peninsular by Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA2365 |
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Collection: | Polar Equipment and Relics |
Type: | Compass Corrector |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Unknown |
Events: | Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848; Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Schwatka, 1878-1880 |
Date made: | Before 1845 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 6 x 152 x 16 mm |