Mariner's compass
Compass card. Two wire needles forming a diamond are fixed to the underside of the vellum and paper card, which is divided into thirty-two points and hand-painted. White with red, green, gold & blue markings. The North and East points have additional decoration
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Object Details
ID: | NAV0276.1 |
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Type: | Compass card |
Display location: | Display - Tudor and Stuart Seafarers Gallery |
Creator: | Unknown |
Date made: | circa 1570 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund. |
Measurements: | Overall: 2 mm; Diameter: 70 mm |
Parts: |
Mariner's compass (Compass)
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