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Traverse Board or Pelorus
Navigation Pinn-compass Rose 18 th century. anonymous
Type of object:
Other instruments
Time period:
Gouden eeuw Nederland
Place:
Probably Dutch
Date:
1750
Maker / Author:
Anonymous
Publisher / Printer:
Dimensions:
17 x 28 cm
Material:
Vellum and Wood
Graduation:
Inscription:
G MYLEN G
Provenance:
References:
Stockholm Maritime Museum
Description
Pelorus or Pinncompass or Transverse board, for noting the course and distance sailed during a watch in use from 1500 to the 1900’s. The watch set the course every half-hour during the four-hour watch and noted the distance travelled per hour and measured with the log, in the lower panel.
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