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Pocket Compass

anonymous · c. 1800 - c. 1858 · iron (metal); agate (chalcedony); silver (metal); brass (alloy); glass

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Pocket compass in a brass case, with a silvered brass base on which the points of the compass are engraved; the angle between North-West and North is divided into 5 degrees. On a raised rim at the level of the needle is a scale from 0° to 360°. The compass has a device to lock the needle. One end of the needle is blued.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

compass

Credit linePocket Compass. c. 1800 - c. 1858. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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