Dividers

Mariners used dividers for measuring distances on charts. This pair is made of brass with steel points. An inscription records that a Captain Kempthorne once owned them.

Object Details

ID: NAV0517
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments
Type: Dividers
Display location: Display - Tudor and Stuart Seafarers Gallery
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1649
Exhibition: Ships, Clocks & Stars: The Quest for Longitude
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 20 mm x 295 mm x 41 mm
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