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Print (Engraving, Etching) Compass with Wind Directions, French, ?18th Century

Inventory Number 13848


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.13848

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
Iom.1.pag.74.
Physical material
Paper
Physical medium
Black ink
Physical technique
Etching
Engraving
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 150mm Width: 190mm
Inventory No
13848

Description

Compass labelled with wind directions, four cherubs depicted in the corners blowing the wind.