- -20%
Cart
0
NAUTICAL COMPASS WITH MAGNIFIER
Old brass compass with glass magnifier and rotating lid to protect the glass. It includes an attractive sheesham wood box.
€45.20
Tax included
€56.50
Save 20%
The compass (from the Latin "passus" ("step")) opened up the world to exploration and discovery. The principle of the magnetic needle was already known to the Chinese in the 3rd century BC and was first used by feng shui priests to tell them where and how to build. It was adapted to maritime navigation by Chinese sailors around the year 1000. The first compasses comprised a magnetic needle floating in a bowl of water, with the needle suspended on a thread or threaded through a reed. The Arabs perfected this by mounting the needle on a pivot. The compass arrived in Europe between the 10th and 11th centuries, enabling sailers to cross the oceans and explorers to discover the continents. The first instrument to resemble the modern compass is attributed to Portuguese citizen Ferrande (1483).
Old brass compass with glass magnifier and rotating lid to protect the glass. It includes an attractive sheesham wood box.
MAR331123
12.00 cm
9.00 cm
6.50 cm
0.44 Kg
Specific References
6 other products in the same category:
-
- -20%
NAUTICAL BELL
Ship's bell in brass with lanyard. In the past this essential instrument was used to organise life on board by regulating the duty watches. It was also used as an alarm bell in thick fog and to mark celebrations.
€31.96 €39.95 -20% -
- -20%
NAUTICAL COMPASS
Elegant nautical-inspired compass made of brass. The bottom of the compass is decorated with a printed compass rose. This nautical piece is an original gift idea and this instrument was used to determine directions at open sea.
€7.44 €9.30 -20% -
- -20%
IMEX MARINE CHROME BRASS...
IMEX Marine barometer, a great benchmark in quality measurement devices. This elegant IMEX Marine barometer analyses pressure variations allowing it to predict the weather. Made with brass plated metal. Made in Spain. Guaranteed 1 year. 14.5x4x14.5 cm.
€83.20 €104.00 -20% -
- -20%
NAUTICAL BELL WITH SHIP'S WHEEL
Small ship's bell in brass with decorative ship's wheel and hemp lanyard. In the past this essential instrument was used to organise life on board by regulating the duty watches. It was also used as an alarm bell in thick fog and to mark celebrations.
€23.16 €28.95 -20% -
- -20%
DECORATIVE HAND BELL
Antiqued brass counter bell with rosewood base.
€19.96 €24.95 -20% -
- -20%
NAUTICAL SHIP WHEEL BELL
Ship's bell in brass with lanyard. In the past this essential instrument was used to organise life on board by regulating the duty watches. It was also used as an alarm bell in thick fog and to mark celebrations.
€23.16 €28.95 -20%
