F1339-1

Compass dial Long Caption: Silver pocket sundial and compass with adjustable dial, in 8-sided shagreen case. The hinged gnomon is supported by birds. On the back is a list of cities and towns with their latitudes. On a paper inside the lid 'August 16th 1796 from Captain Sucklin to Horatio Nelson'. Nelson's uncle - Captain Maurice Suckling died in 1778. No other Captain Sucklings were in the British navy in 1796. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Walter Collection Object: TOA0085 Artist: Michael Butterfield Date: 1675-1715 Medium: silver Size: 80 mm x 68 mm x 11 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.