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Mariner's compass
Dry card compass in a copper bowl mounted in gimbals in a wooden box with a sliding lid. The paper card is graduated in 1/4 points with a fleur-de-lys at the North point. The maker's name is printed around the centre of the compass card.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0368 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Mariner's compass |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Frodsham & Keen |
| Date made: | circa 1860 |
| Credit: | On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from a private lender |
| Measurements: | Overall: 127 mm x 196 mm x 195 mm |
| Parts: | Mariner's compass |
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