Leather-bound metal compass with ivory handle used by sledge parties on the Arctic Expedition of 1875
- Made:
- 1870-1875 in United Kingdom
Leather-bound metal compass with ivory handle used by sledge parties on the Arctic Expedition of 1875, unsigned, 1870-1875
Details
- Category:
- Navigation
- Object Number:
- 1876-808
- Materials:
- glass, steel (metal), leather and copper (alloy)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 110 mm x 25 mm, 60 mm, .15kg
- type:
- magnetic compass
- credit:
- Admiralty Hydrographic Department