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Description: | Silver pocket sundial and compass with adjustable dial, in 8-sided shagreen case. The hinged gnomon is supported by birds. On the back is a list of cities and towns with their latitudes. On a paper inside the lid 'August 16th 1796 from Captain Sucklin to Horatio Nelson'. Nelson's uncle - Captain Maurice Suckling died in 1778. No other Captain Sucklings were in the British navy in 1796.
Inscription. Eight-sided shagreen case (W377a) containing a silver pocket compass and sundial with adjustable dial. Hinged gnomon supported by birds. On back - a list of cities and towns and their latitude.
caption: Compass dial
caption: Compass dial, reverse | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Directional dial Butterfield Horatio Nelson Captfl Butterfield dial Horizontal dial pocket dials pocket compasses Suckling Michael | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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