McCulloch's mariner's compass. A large compass consisting of a wide ring of card printed with directions and a degree scale, covered with glass and fixed on a steel strip screwed to a conical projection underneath. The compass is on a brass gimbal mount in a wooden box.

Title

McCulloch's mariner's compass. A large compass consisting of a wide ring of card printed with directions and a degree scale, covered with glass and fixed on a steel strip screwed to a conical projection underneath. The compass is on a brass gimbal mount in a wooden box.

Identifier

ABDNP:200371a

Description

McCulloch's patent compass in oak box without lid. Card marked in degrees, in quadrants . Embedded brass disc inside box ' Univ. Abdn. Nat. Phil. ' In single gimbals. Patent No 1663 (1788). One of only a few in museums throughout the world.

Date

1792

Format

wood, brass, iron
box: 262 mm square, height 170 mm; diameter of bowl 170 mm

Creator

McCulloch, compass maker, London

Type

Physical Object

UUID

54313b89-6a60-4f27-b3ef-a418be54df4d

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