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
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