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Geomantic compass
A Chinese compass consisting of a wide thin disk of wood with A dry-needle compass at the centre. A line in the bowl indicates the north-south direction. Surrounding the bowl are several concentric rings, each divided into segments and marked with either symbols or Chinese characters. This particular compass is in poor condition and the weathering of the lacquer has obscured the rings of characters. Chinese characters painted on the back read, 'Wu Dan Qi Zao', meaning, 'Manufactured by Wu Danqi'.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO0421 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Geomantic compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Danqi, Wu |
| Date made: | 18C |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 20 mm; Diameter: 168 mm |
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