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The Captain's compass
[Tell-tale compass].
Surveying and navigational instruments
- 作者: KAMER, William ver [and] MOREL, François
- 出版地: Rotterdam and Dunkerque
- 发布日期: 18th century
- 物理描述: Circular wooden body (diameter 170mm), engraved card under glass, signed William ver Kamer; engraved card below, hand coloured and highlighted in gold, signed François Morel; inside of binnacle painted dirty white with red lubber line; suspended within brass gimbal.
- 库存参考: 12773
笔记
This type of cabin compass was suspended in the beam above the captain’s berth and indicated the rudder’s steering errors and possible changes of course. This allowed the captain to check his vessel’s direction without having to climb onto the bridge.
The Smithsonian holds engravings by a François Morel (France 1768 – Italy 1832), a pupil of Giovanni Volpato who specialised in city and architectural views. He is most famed for his copies of now-lost Pompeian wall paintings, which are kept at the Archaeological Museum in Naples.
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