Printing plate

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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)

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Object Details

ID:	NAV0229
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 Print (NAV0229.1) Print (NAV0229.2)