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Compass

Maker
Date 1762
Medium / Technique Metal: brass, iron; glass; paper
DimensionsHeight: 2 cm (13/16 in.) Diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.) Width: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.) Length: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Surveying & Navigational T&E - Navigational Equipment
Origin Audren, England, Europe
Object Number1970.100.14
DivisionMaterial Culture - Objects of Science and Technology
CollectionStewart
Status
Not on view

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