course plotting tools

MAC CASC 19899, MAC CASC DEID-372, MAC CASC 19954, MAC CASC 19922, MAC CASC 19923, MAC CASC 19937, MAC CASC 19931

Object type course plotting tools

Culture/period Contemporary

Materials brass, marble, alabaster, slate, wood

Technique

Mint

Production date 1813

Seu Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - CASC

Current location

Archaeological site Deltebre I

Township Deltebre (Baix Ebre)

Dimensions 71 x 12 x 7 mm, 60 x 42 x 6mm, 149 x 31 x 7 mm, 127 x 78 x 105 mm, 146 x 104 x 79 mm, 199 x 161 x 6 mm, 101 x 8 mm

Description

Selection of objects that are among the instruments used by the ship's captain or pilot to plot and chart the course. It consists of a point compass, a ruler, two weights to hold the nautical charts, a blackboard with marks having been used for drawing calculations and courses, a wooden and brass pencil, and a brass candlestick for lighting.

Omeka ID 3043