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Description: | Made by JOHN SYEDS by East Lane stairs, rotherhithe Wall-And all Other Instruments Usefull at Sea
No 12 with repaired Compass delivered at His Majesty's Store Deptford Dockyard 22 July 1810 by Syeds and Davis
Card-Mica covered with paper. Black with white markings graduated to1/4 points and quadrantally in degrees. The degree markings start with 0 degs. at East and West and have the 90 degree point at north and south. Has a decorated East point. Makers name at centre around pivot cap.
Needle- Flat edge bar needle which tapers outwards from the centre to near the ends, where it rounds off gradually to flattened ends, this being a feature of Syeds card needles, length 4.75" (12cm).
Pivot-Cone-shaped brass pivot cap with large jewel at top.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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