Bare Needle Type
        
        Surveying compass
Magnetic compass in finely turned pearwood box, circular in shape.
Graduated 0 to 360 degrees and in points 32.
Bare needle.
      
    Magnetic compass in finely turned pearwood box, circular in shape.
Graduated 0 to 360 degrees and in points 32.
Bare needle.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0247 | 
|---|---|
| Type: | Surveying compass | 
| Display location: | Not on display | 
| Creator: | Witham, Nathaniel | 
| Date made: | 1713 | 
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection | 
| Measurements: | Overall: 25 mm; Diameter: 94 mm | 
 
                    