Admiralty steering compass demonstrating the laminated compass needles typical of the mid-19th century
- Object Number:
- 1876-801/1
- type:
- mariner's compass and magnetic compass
Admiralty steering compass demonstrating the laminated compass needles typical of the mid-19th century
- Made:
- 1850-1870 in United Kingdom
- specifier:
- Board of Admiralty
This image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence
Buy this image as a print
BuyLicense this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence
Buy this image as a print
BuyLicense this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library
LicenseSteering compass; small size, Admiralty, 1831-1870
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Steering compass; small size, Admiralty, 1831-1870
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Admiralty steering compass demonstrating the laminated compass needles typical of the mid-19th century, in eight sided wood box, unsigned, British, 1850-1870
Admiralty steering compass, with a 6 1/2 inch diameter dry card, for smaller vessels, mid-19th century.
Details
- Category:
- Navigation
- Object Number:
- 1876-801
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified), glass, paper (fibre product), brass (copper, zinc alloy), steel (metal), paint, varnish and incomplete
- Measurements:
-
overall: 175 mm x 257 mm x 257 mm, 3.975kg
- type:
- mariner's compass and magnetic compass
- credit:
- Admiralty Hydrographic Department
Parts
Admiralty steering compass; components box
- Object Number:
- 1876-801/2
