Extremely Rare La 17th Early 18th Century Z Dutch Netherlands Marine Compass π
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Extremely Rare La 17th Early 18th Century Z Dutch Netherlands Marine Compass π :
$12888.00
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Extremely Rare Late 17th Early 18th Century Dutch Netherlands Marine Compass !!!!AmaZingly un-signed ! I say amaZingly because it is one of the most advanced designs of compasses for its time that I have come across ! The needle is half white steel and half blackened steel, the white portion points North perhaps since Europeans are generallyspeaking white at that time, while the South is blackened since the south is primarilyinhabited by darker folks, regardless the two different colors make it much easier and thus faster to differentiate between North and South, and the shape of the needle makes it much easier to follow even by someone with poor eye sight, extremely intelligent. Most likely created for the Dutch East India or Dutch West India Company, which could not function with-out such devices, the GPS of its time. It is the only compass I have eVer seen with a Z for south (Zuiden), which clearly anddefinitivelyindicatethe compass is Dutch. The measurements of the wooden case are approximately 10.2 cm x 9.35 cm x 3.55 cm (4\" x 3 10.8/16\" x 1 6.5/16\"). The brass ring surrounding the compass isapproximately 8.75 cm (3 7/16\") in diameter. On the brass portion, the decorations, lines, and arabic numerals were all hand engraved by one of the worldsunknown but best compass makers I have eVer encountered. I have seen a Dutch? compass, I inserted a question mark because the South was an S and not a Z, and of what I deem of much lesser quality fetch a sum of approximately 55 thousand USDs !ridiculous. So price-wise this beauty is a gift ! The wooden case box is partially cracked on both sides, the crystal glass has some scratches as can be observed on the upper right quadrant of the second image and the upper left quadrant of the 5th image, and some points of oxidation (darker colored areas), but remains a fully functional and beautiful compass worthy of any museum ! A great addition to any museum quality marine or scientific collection ! Definitely a gift for any high level intellectual mind ! Please feel free to check out my other Museum Quality Collectionπ
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