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Telltale compass

Engraver
Maker
Period 17e siècle
Medium / Technique Wood; plaster; glass; cardboard; metal: brass
DimensionsHeight: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.) Diameter: 19.3 cm (7 5/8 in.)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Surveying & Navigational T&E - Navigational Equipment
Origin Honfleur; Le Havre, Normandie, France, Europe
Object Number1979.37.4
DivisionMaterial Culture - Objects of Science and Technology
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
Not on view

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