Brass mariner's compass in gimbals set in mahogany box with handles and lead weight to improve stability at sea
- maker:
- Benjamin Ayres
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Brass mariner's compass in gimbals set in mahogany box with handles and lead weight to improve stability at sea, compass by Benjamin Ayres, Amsterdam, Netherlands, c.1775 and card made later by by J.M. Kleman, Amsterdam, Netherlands, c. 1850
Details
- Category:
- Navigation
- Object Number:
- 1884-67
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy), card, glass, ink, lead (metal) and mahogany (wood)
- type:
- mariner's compass
- taxonomy:
-
- furnishing and equipment
- vehicle - transportation
- furnishing and equipment
- measuring device - instrument
- furnishing and equipment
- measuring device - instrument
- magnetic compass
- credit:
- Puttick and Simpson Limited
