Mariner's compass

Copper binnacle and lamp. Set in gimbals mounted in wooden box. Graduation quadrantally and to points from E & W and decorated North and East points.
Compass card diameter: 3.5 inches (86mm)

Object Details

ID: NAV0384
Type: Compass
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Preston, Grant
Date made: After 1832
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 210 x 155 x 160 mm
Parts: Mariner's compass