Pocket compass

Turned brass case with screw top. Glass. Paper card. Graduated quadrantally and in points.

Object Details

ID: NAV0438
Type: Pocket compass
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Arctic Exploration: North Pole expedition, Nares, 1875-1876
Vessels: Alert (1856)
Date made: circa 1875
People: Wooley, W P
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 20 mm; Diameter: 82 mm
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