Date made: 1800 (circa)
Maker / artist: unknown
Date collected: unknown
Material: brass|glass|card
Period: Georgian
Accession number: F0889
Ship’s compass. Belonged to Captain John Elgar (1754-1829), a local seaman and captain of a hoy.Marked off in 32 points of the compass and in degrees. North represented by a fleur-de-lis, east by stylised leaves.
Categorised in: Maritime
