Dry Card Compass – Neuenstadt, Koningsberg (Kalinningrad), early 19th c.
Stock Number: NM.1-39
€725
Attractive gimbaled dry card compass in a brass, yellow painted bowl.
Country of manufacture
Germany
Description
Attractive gimbaled dry card compass in a brass, yellow painted bowl. Wooden case of pine with sliding cover with dirty grey painted inside. Made by Georg Neuenstadt, Koningsberg, Germany (Kalinningrad, Russia). The inside of the bowl also dirty grey with four lubber’s lines.
The rose is made of lacquered paper stiffed with mica and another layer of paper, which indicates an early compass. On the underside a strong and heavy needle and a name, difficult to read.
Strong and heavy needles are introduced in 1745 by Gowen Knight.
Date: around 1800
HWL case: 11×15,5×15,5 cm (4 3/8×6 1/8×6 1/8 in)
D compass: 9,5 cm (3 4/8 in)
Signed: GEORG NEUENSTADT in KONIGSBERG 18
Origin: Germany
Condition: perfect
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ARCHIPEL International Maritime Gallery
Welcome to the catalogue of Archipel International Maritime Gallery, specialist in nautical antiques and collectables.
Archipel International Maritime Galery in the Netherlands, sets itself to maritime objects, globes and sea charts of before 1900. The managing director worked as officer with the mercantile marine and the Royal Navy. As curator he was connected to one of the University Museums in the Netherlands. As seaman and curator he has a lot of knowledge of naval history. The entire Archipel collection can be found at the site Archipel-img.com.
