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Traverse board

Period 17e siècle
Medium / Technique Wood; bone; fibre
Sculpted, cut, perforated, polished and varnished
DimensionsLength: 40.5 cm (15 15/16 in.) Thickness: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.) Diameter: 28 cm (11 in.)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Surveying & Navigational T&E - Navigational Equipment
Origin France, Europe
Object Number1963.3
DivisionMaterial Culture - Objects of Science and Technology
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase
Status
Not on view

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