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Mariner’s compass
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Inverted compass called "snitch" in wood painted in imitation of tortoiseshell and brass, signed "Ing MANN Maker Water Street Liverpool".
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- Maker / Publisher
- MANN
- Place
- Liverpool, ca. 1785
- Date
- Liverpool, ca. 1785
- Color
- Uncolored.
- Height
- 170
- Width
- 170
- Condition
- In original wooden case, in gimbals and oak surround. Dated in pencil ''1785''.
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- Amsterdam, Alabama, United States
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- United States, United Kingdom, Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey
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