Record

Reference Number	HI/2024-16-1
Title	Pocket Compass
Date	[1875-1925]
Description	Brass pocket compass with lift-off cover. Paper dial showing the four cardinal and four intercardinal directions. Used by Dr. David Duff (1883-1959) when living and working in Africa in the early 20th century.
Extent	2 parts
Custodial History	Given to donor by David Duff's second wife Nora in the 1970s.
Dimensions	64mm (diameter) x 33mm (depth)
Digital Collections	View online in our digital collections
Copyright	Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Credit Line	Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
Object Name	Compass
Term	Spatial Navigation
	Geography
	Equipment and Supplies

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates
DS/UK/5622	Duff; David (1883-1959); doctor, barrister and colonial civil servant	1883-1959

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