Model of Ross's Deep Sea Clam Sounder and Sampler, 1818

Made:
1818 (original)
designer:
John Ross
Model of Ross's Deep Sea Clam

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Model of Ross's Deep Sea Clam
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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:
overall: 63 mm x 430 mm x 110 mm, , 2.435kg
type:
mechanicals sounder, sea sampler and model (representation)
credit:
Admiralty Hydrographic Department