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Parallel Rule


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      Date: 1860 -

Description: A parallel rule was used to draw the vessel's course onto a chart. They were designed to 'walk' across the chart, transferring the various bearings from the compass rose. This belonged to Captain TJ Davies, a pilot at Eden, New South Wales.

Format: realia
Object: navigational instruments
Material: brass;  ebony

Titles:
Parallel Rule

Subjects: navigational instruments

Institution: George Town and District Historical Society Inc.

Object number: GTH_PS0039

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