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LicenseFrench azimuth compass with open tube sight in mahogany tablet
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French azimuth compass with open tube sight in mahogany tablet, 1750-1850.
Details
- Category:
- Surveying
- Object Number:
- 1951-368
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy), silver (metal), ivory and glass
- Measurements:
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overall: 35 mm x 177 mm x 192 mm, .675kg
- type:
- variation compass and magnetic compass
- credit:
- Court, E.
