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Dividers
Mariners and surveyors used dividers for measuring off distances on charts and maps. This pair is made of brass with steel points and folds up for storage in a leather case. The steel points are also reversible - one becoming a pencil, the other a pen - so that the dividers can also be used as a drawing compass.
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Object details
| ID: | NAV0537 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Dividers |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 10 mm x 83 mm x 27 mm |
| Parts: | Dividers |