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XIV.4 Azimuth compass
Maker:Jules Duboscq
Place:Paris
Date:ca. 1880
Materials:mahogany, brass
Dimensions:total height 200 mm, base 360x360 mm
Current inventory:590
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Azimuth compass consisting of a brass stained black bowl and gimbals mounting in a mahogany box with handles. Made by Jules Dubosq, the compass comprises four wooden spokes containing a small bar magnetic floating on a non-freezing liquid (probably glycerin).

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