Pocket Compass

Description:

This small mahogany compass has an inset paper card with 32 points that was probably made for a nautical use. The outer edge of the card is graduated every degree, and numbered every 10 degrees in quadrants from north and south. Joseph McClellan (d. 1834), a captain in the Continental Army, is said to have carried it during the Revolutionary War.

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: Revolutionary War

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Credit Line: Alice M. S. and Dr. Henry C. J. Evans

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.336758Accession Number: 1978.2178Catalog Number: 336758

Object Name: pocket compass

Measurements: overall: 3 5/8 in x 3 5/8 in; 9.2329 cm x 9.2329 cmoverall: 2.4 cm x 9.3 cm x 9.3 cm; 15/16 in x 3 21/32 in x 3 21/32 inoverall: 15/16 in x 3 9/16 in x 3 5/8 in; 2.38125 cm x 9.04875 cm x 9.2075 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-c0ab-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_761561

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