dry card overhead compass

Bowl-Brass, four black painted lubber lines. Verge glass incorporates brass pivot.
Card-Black card with white markings graduated to 32 points and quadrantally in degrees. Overhead - east and west transposed. East is decorated, north has royal coat of arms - Stebbing had royal appt. to Dutchess of Kent & Royal Yacht Squadron.
Pivot-Steel pin set in brass stem secured to verge glass.

Object Details

ID: ACO0015
Type: Dry card compass
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Stebbing, George
Date made: circa 1810
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Admiralty Compass Observatory
Measurements: Overall: 140 mm x 185 mm x 152 mm
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