Navigation Map adjuster of brass with a long and short leg, Map adjuster with two legs, each at the top semi-circular and split and hinged in such a way that the upper part of the legs forms a ring in the closed upper edge. The short leg is pierced and has a slit on the inside. Originally both legs had an iron point. Such a compass was used to adjust distances on the sea chart, Nova Zembla, Behouden Huys, Willem Barendsz, Jacob van Heemskerck, anonymous, c. 1590 - c. 1596, brass (alloy), filing, l 7.9 cm × w 3.3 cm
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Navigation Map adjuster, brass, long, short leg, Map adjuster, two legs, top semi-circular, split, hinged, way, upper part, legs forms, ring, closed upper edge, pierced, slit, inside, Originally, legs, iron point, compass, adjust distances, sea chart, Nova Zembla, Behouden Huys, Willem Barendsz, Jacob van Heemskerck, c, 1590, 1596, alloy, filing, l 7 9
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