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Mariner's compass
Mariner's compass.
Bowl: Dia. 7.1" (18.0 cm) Green painted wood, glazed with detachable base. Inside of bowl painted white.
Card: Dia. 5.5" (14.0 cm) White paper with black, gold, red and yellow markings. Graduated to 32 points and quadrantally in degrees. Has emblematic figutes of the Planets: Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Sun and Moon. Decorated E & W points. A brass pivot cap is mounted at the centre.
Needle: Unsighted. Said to have two needles bent in the form of a 'diamond' attached to the underside of the card.
Pivot: Unsighted.
O.A. Height 4.0" (10.2 cm)
Bowl: Dia. 7.1" (18.0 cm) Green painted wood, glazed with detachable base. Inside of bowl painted white.
Card: Dia. 5.5" (14.0 cm) White paper with black, gold, red and yellow markings. Graduated to 32 points and quadrantally in degrees. Has emblematic figutes of the Planets: Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Sun and Moon. Decorated E & W points. A brass pivot cap is mounted at the centre.
Needle: Unsighted. Said to have two needles bent in the form of a 'diamond' attached to the underside of the card.
Pivot: Unsighted.
O.A. Height 4.0" (10.2 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0227 |
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| Type: | Mariner's compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Farmer, William |
| Date made: | circa 1750 |
| Exhibition: | Time and Longitude |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | 102 mm |