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Compass
Attributed to Erasmus Habermel
Late 16th century; Prague
Brass and copper; 49 mm in diameter

This small compass is neither signed nor dated but the features of its silvered compass rose are characteristic of the leading Prague instrument maker Erasmus Habermel.

The hemispherical bowl is rather crudely decorated and may be from another source. It has two holes on the meridian line for supports so that the compass could remain horizontal no matter what the inclination of the larger instrument to which it was attached.

Museum of the History of Science, Oxford
Inventory number 22794

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