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

Object Details

ID: NAV0276.1
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)