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Military compass
    • Setting:
      Room VI
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Place:
      French
    • Date:
      18th cent.
    • Materials:
      brass
    • Dimensions:
      length 170 mm
    • Inventory:
      3692
    • Military compass (Inv. 3692)

Military compass consisting of two flat, graduated legs with markings in French. The front sides of the legs display a scale divided into equal parts; the values of gun calibers and the corresponding values of shot diameters are shown on the back. Possible provenance: Medici collections.