Brass mariner's compass in gimbals set in mahogany box with handles and lead weight to improve stability at sea

Made:: 1775-1850 in Amsterdam

maker:: Benjamin Ayres

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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

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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

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