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Compass card
Compass card
DIAL FOR A 'WIND VANE'
Dial: Dia. 13.95" (35.5 cm) White enamelled dial with black, red, blue and gold markings. Graduated to 16 points. There is a hole at the centre of the dial.
This was used under cover and was worked from outside through a system of cogs.
DIAL FOR A 'WIND VANE'
Dial: Dia. 13.95" (35.5 cm) White enamelled dial with black, red, blue and gold markings. Graduated to 16 points. There is a hole at the centre of the dial.
This was used under cover and was worked from outside through a system of cogs.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0221 |
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| Type: | Compass card |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Robin, H. R. |
| Date made: | circa 1770 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm; Diameter: 350 mm |