Mariner's compass

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Mariner's compass, 13 cm
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Mariner's compass, 13 cm. diameter card, marked "Peter Matthison in Sonderberg" c.1790. In decorated wooden bowl with glass top and bottom. (B 1717)

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Category:: Navigation

Object Number:: 1981-835

type:: compasses (direction indicators)

credit:: Wellcome Trust

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