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Counter commemorating the reform of longitude
Counter commemorating the reform of longitude. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Louis de Bourbon, Comte de Vermandois (1667-1683) as a child. Legend: 'LOVIS . COMTE . DE . VERMANDOIS . ADMIRAL . DE . FR.' Reverse: A mariner's compass lying on the ground. Legend: 'HOC . MARIA . OMNIA . DVCE.' (This guides in every sea.) Exergue: '1680.' Samson's Atlas, published in 1679, contained the reforms in longitude.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0597 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Counter |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1680 |
| People: | de Vermandois, Louis de Bourbon, Comte |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 27 mm |
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