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Surveying compass
Surveying compass
Early compass. Mounted in an ebony frame inlaid with ivory. The card is in MS with the names of the 32 points in German and surrounded by an ivory circle divided into 360 degrees. The south side of the square is graduated from 0 - 100 and in the SW corner is an arc of 90 degrees. Contained in its original pearwood case. Quadrantal in degrees.
Early compass. Mounted in an ebony frame inlaid with ivory. The card is in MS with the names of the 32 points in German and surrounded by an ivory circle divided into 360 degrees. The south side of the square is graduated from 0 - 100 and in the SW corner is an arc of 90 degrees. Contained in its original pearwood case. Quadrantal in degrees.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0232 |
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| Type: | Surveying compass |
| Display location: | Display - QH |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1625 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm x 215 mm x 215 mm |
| Parts: | Surveying compass |