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Printing plate
Copper plate for printing mariners compass cards.
Plate, printing with two prints. The small degree scale on the N & S points is possible for use in conjunction with a needle slewed to allow for variation but allows for an error of 5 deg. on each side only.
Graduated to quarter points & quadrantally in degrees.
Plate 7" square (17.8 cm)
Plate, printing with two prints. The small degree scale on the N & S points is possible for use in conjunction with a needle slewed to allow for variation but allows for an error of 5 deg. on each side only.
Graduated to quarter points & quadrantally in degrees.
Plate 7" square (17.8 cm)
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0229 |
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| Type: | Printing plate |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | George Stebbing & Son |
| Date made: | circa 1845 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 2 mm x 177 mm x 177 mm |
| Parts: | Printing plate |