Pocket Compass (1845)
Created by: | Robinson |
Archive: | National Maritime Museum |
Reference number: | Object ID no. AAA2335 |
Date: | Unknown |
Notes: | An unprovenanced relic of Sir John Franklin's last expedition 1845-1848. Parts of a pocket compass or other magnetic instrument. A steel bar rotated on a brass rod ending in a steel pivot. It is marked with the Royal Naval Museum, Greenwich number 7. The item was made by Robinson, Portland Place, London. |