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Hemisferium Enamel Pocket Compass
Product code: HH470
Manufacturer: Hemisferium
This piece is a fun gadget that combines two different objects: a portable compass and the classic pocket case watch, which was for centuries a regular ornament and symbol of distinction.
£49.00
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Hemisferium Brass Pocket Compass
Product code: HH460
Manufacturer: Hemisferium
This piece is a fun gadget that combines two different objects: a portable compass and the classic pocket case watch, which was for centuries a regular ornament and symbol of distinction. Its filigree top with it's inside decorative motifs matches the taste of the 19th century.
£55.00
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Hemisferium Urania Propitia
Product code: HH450
Manufacturer: Hemisferium
Homage to the pioneering women astronomers. "Urania propitia" (1650), the title of Maria Cunitz´s book was transformed, thanks to her outstanding scientific achievements, in her nickname: "she who is closest to the muse of Astronomy ".
£69.00
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MAGNETIC SOLAR COMPASS
Product code: HA203
Made from Beechwood. Consists of a Horizontal Sundial mounted on a compass plate. The compass automatically seeks magnetic north and the sundial indicates immediately the time without any adjustments being made by the owner. The Magnetic compass dial was introduced by Fraser in the late 18th century.
£45.00
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CARDAN OR MARINE COMPASS
Product code: HH430
The Cardan or marine compass is a nautical instrument whose use was fundamental in the development of navigation and cartography. New types of compasses were devised because the rock and pitch of a vessel make ordinary compasses useless.
£90.00
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MAGNETIC COMPASS
Product code: HH440
A magnetic compass is a nautical instrument whose use was fundamental in the development of navigation and cartography in the 16th century.This model has been decorated with images from original maps from that era.The magnetic compass allows us to calculate the coordinates that allow geographers, cartographers and navigator to define the position of any point on the surface of the Earth.
£80.00
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SOLAR COMPASS
Product code: HH400
This nautical compass was used in the 16th century. In this discovering era was of critical importance in navigation and developing cartography. In this model we have both a compass and a sundial, so we can tell the time straightaway.
£72.00
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