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dry card overhead compass
Bowl-Brass, four black painted lubber lines. Verge glass incorporates brass pivot.
Card-Black card with white markings graduated to 32 points and quadrantally in degrees. Overhead - east and west transposed. East is decorated, north has royal coat of arms - Stebbing had royal appt. to Dutchess of Kent & Royal Yacht Squadron.
Pivot-Steel pin set in brass stem secured to verge glass.
Card-Black card with white markings graduated to 32 points and quadrantally in degrees. Overhead - east and west transposed. East is decorated, north has royal coat of arms - Stebbing had royal appt. to Dutchess of Kent & Royal Yacht Squadron.
Pivot-Steel pin set in brass stem secured to verge glass.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0015 |
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| Type: | Dry card compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Stebbing, George |
| Date made: | circa 1810 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 140 mm x 185 mm x 152 mm |