Dry card compass

Bowl- Brass, four paper vanes fitted in the bottom of the bowl.Its base is weighted with lead and the bowl is suspended in a brass ring.
Pivot - Steel pin in brass mount fitted to base of the bowl, released by a screw on underside of bowl.

Mounted on ACO stand 11" x 8.5"

Object Details

ID: ACO0007
Type: Dry card compass
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1810
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Overall: 165 mm x 277 mm x 212 mm
Close

Your Request

If an item is shown as “offsite”, please allow eight days for your order to be processed. For further information, please contact Archive staff:

Email:
Tel: (during Library opening hours)

Click “Continue” below to continue processing your order with the Library team.

Continue