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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.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0517 |
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| 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 |