Compass in binnacle
The ship’s compass was used to determine the course of a vessel and was thus the most important instrument on board. At night it could be safely kept in this binnacle (in Dutch nachthuis or ‘night house’). A small built-in lamp made it possible to read the compass in the dark.
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Compass in binnacle
The ship’s compass was used to determine the course of a vessel and was thus the most important instrument on board. At night it could be safely kept in this binnacle (in Dutch nachthuis or ‘night house’). A small built-in lamp made it possible to read the compass in the dark.
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Het scheepskompas, dat diende ...... n het donker worden afgelezen.
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The ship’s compass was used to ...... read the compass in the dark.
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Rijksmuseum
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Compass in binnacle
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Kompas in nachthuis
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type
created
1819
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1819
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extent
binnacle depth 41.8 cm
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binnacle height 83.5 cm
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binnacle width 44.5 cm
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compass card box depth 25.6 cm
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compass card box height 4.5 cm
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compass card box width 25.6 cm
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compass card diameter 23.2 cm
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doos van de roos breedte 25,6 cm
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doos van de roos diepte 25,6 cm
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doos van de roos hoogte 4,5 cm
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Collectie: Marinemodellenkamer
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Collection: Navy Model Room
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provenance
...; Ministerie van Marine (De ...... ransferred to the museum, 1883
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spatial
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eerste kwart 19e eeuw
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first quarter 19th century
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