Brass mariner's compass in gimbals set in mahogany box with handles and lead weight to improve stability at sea
- maker:
- Benjamin Ayres
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:
- mahogany (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy), card, lead (metal), glass and ink
- Measurements:
-
overall: 279 mm x 512 mm x 512 mm,
- type:
- mariner's compass and magnetic compass
- credit:
- Puttick and Simpson Limited