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Liquid compass card
Liquid compass
Card: This is an enamelled metal card. The upper surface is white with black markings graduated to quarter points. The East point is decorated.
The under surface is blue.
There is no needle or pivot.
Card: This is an enamelled metal card. The upper surface is white with black markings graduated to quarter points. The East point is decorated.
The under surface is blue.
There is no needle or pivot.
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Object Details
| ID: | ACO1040 |
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| Type: | Liquid compass card |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | West & Co |
| Date made: | circa 1860 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory |
| Measurements: | Overall: 1 mm; Diameter: 125 mm |