17TH CENTURY DUTCH DRY COMPASS
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17TH CENTURY DUTCH DRY COMPASS SPAARNDAM
An early Dutch compass from the last part of the 17th century, ca.1680.
The compass bowl has been made of wood and has been mounted in an oak case.
The travelling box construction has been made with dent connections and long tenons.
The brass gimbals have been hand-made on the anvil and sounded with rivets.
The compass can be taken simply from its gimbals to be used as a table compass.
The dry card is in beautiful and smooth condition with Dutch-language denotation of the wind directions.
The card has been signed by H. Besançon from Spaarndam.
A compass with a completely pure character; original and in unrestored state and still in proper working order.
Dimension crate 19 cm x 19 cm x 13 cm (7.5 x 7.5 x 5 inches)
Besançon came to the religion-tolerant Netherlands in the 17th century,
along with the stream of Protestant Huguenotes, to establish himself as an émigré.
SOLD TO THE USA
An early Dutch compass from the last part of the 17th century, ca.1680.
The compass bowl has been made of wood and has been mounted in an oak case.
The travelling box construction has been made with dent connections and long tenons.
The brass gimbals have been hand-made on the anvil and sounded with rivets.
The compass can be taken simply from its gimbals to be used as a table compass.
The dry card is in beautiful and smooth condition with Dutch-language denotation of the wind directions.
The card has been signed by H. Besançon from Spaarndam.
A compass with a completely pure character; original and in unrestored state and still in proper working order.
Dimension crate 19 cm x 19 cm x 13 cm (7.5 x 7.5 x 5 inches)
Besançon came to the religion-tolerant Netherlands in the 17th century,
along with the stream of Protestant Huguenotes, to establish himself as an émigré.
SOLD TO THE USA