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Description: | The compass, which enabled mariners to know the direction in which they were sailing, has always been one of the most important navigational instruments. This small compass is mounted in a turned wooden box. The card is hand-painted and is marked with the 32 points. The north point is decorated with a star and the east point with a cross. The other cardinal and semi-cardinal points are marked G, L, S, MO, P and M, and the centre of the card is decorated with an eagle.
caption: Mariner's compass | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | mariners' compasses astrological body: star Collections Blog | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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