Compass box, Outer compass box consisting of a round, straight-walled box with a protruding edge at the bottom and a slightly recessed edge at the top. The compass box is open at the top and has a 82 mm diameter round hole in the bottom. On the inside (below top edge) a border of traces of copper has been observed from a copper cardanus ring in which the compass hung, Nova Zembla, Behouden Huys, Willem Barendsz, Jacob van Heemskerck, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596, wood (plant material), h 10.8 cm d 20 cm d 8.2 cm
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Compass box, Outer compass box consisting, round, straight-walled box, protruding edge, bottom, slightly recessed edge, top, compass box, open, 82 mm diameter round hole, inside, top edge, border, traces, copper, observed, copper cardanus ring, compass hung, Nova Zembla, Behouden Huys, Willem Barendsz, Jacob van Heemskerck, c, 1590, 1596, wood, plant material
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