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Surveying compass
    • Setting:
      Room VI
    • Maker:
      unknown
    • Place:
      Italian
    • Date:
      17th cent.
    • Materials:
      brass
    • Dimensions:
      side 209 mm
    • Inventory:
      2508
    • Surveying compass (Inv. 2508)

Surveying compass consisting of a square plate divided into one hundred equal parts on each side. Inside the square is inscribed a circle with the names of the winds in Italian. Inside the circle is inscribed the shadow square and at the center is fitted the compass with magnetic needle. There are a diopter with sights and a small bell for suspending the instrument. Provenance: Medici collections.