Model of Ross's Deep Sea Clam, originally designed in 1818 and used by Sir John Ross in H.M.S. Isabella in Baffin Bay. [Negative nos. 1640, 1641/74.]
Details
- Category:
- Oceanography
- Object Number:
- 1876-831
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Measurements:
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overall: 63 mm x 430 mm x 110 mm, , 2.435kg
- type:
- mechanicals sounder, sea sampler and model (representation)
- credit:
- Admiralty Hydrographic Department