Surveyor's Compass
notes: label: Description
content: This wooden compass was probably made in America around 1800. Its paper dial was probably made for use on a navigational instrument.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences
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content: Surveying and Geodesy
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content: Measuring & Mapping
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PH.335528
label: accession number
content: 321714
label: catalog number
content: 335528
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Surveyor's Compass
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall length: 12 3/8 in; 31.4325 cm
label: Measurements
content: needle: 4 3/4 in; 12.065 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 3/8 in x 12 1/4 in x 5 3/8 in; 16.1925 cm x 31.115 cm x 13.6525 cm