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Cased Dry Card Compass 1850


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      Creator(s):
unknown

Date: 1850 -

Description: A compass in a wooden case, used by shore based whale boats. Compasses are used to steer a vessel on a pre selected course and to take bearings of visible objects.

Format: realia
Object: ships' compasses
Material: wood;  brass;  glass

Titles:
Cased Dry Card Compass 1850

Subjects: navigational instruments

Institution: George Town and District Historical Society Inc.

Object number: GTH_PS0046

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