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Priming Flask with Sundial and Compass
German, probably Nuremberg
late 16th century

Pair of compasses
probably German, Nuremberg
late 16th–early 17th century

Portable compass dial
Claude Dunod
1714

Compass dial
Paulo Contarini
1835

Compass or divider, fragment

Entrance, Farwell Building, Detroit
Louis C. Tiffany
ca. 1915

Folding compass dial
German
early 19th century

Portable compass dial
E.C. Stockert
18th century

Elevator Screen, Farwell Building, Detroit
Louis C. Tiffany
ca. 1915

Portable compass dial
Johann Klocksperger
late 17th–early 18th century

Beam compass
Christopher Trechsler
1619

Pair of compasses
German
17th century

Pair of compasses
possibly German
17th century

Seal with ink, in case
China
late 19th–early 20th century

Sword with Scabbard and Compass

Vietnamese

18th–19th century

Powder Flask with Bullet Box, Clock, Compass, and Sundial
German, Augsburg or Nuremberg
ca. 1570–1600

Compass or divider, fragment
Roman

Compass or divider, fragment
Roman

Pair of stone mason's compasses
possibly French
17th century

Mining Compass
German
dated 1561

Surveyor's Compass
John Heilig
ca. 1800