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.

Object Details

ID: AAA2365
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