Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Compass
Object Number:
INV.4668f.1-2
Date:
1860-1890
Medium:
Brass, glass, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. ( 1.3 x 3.5 cm )
Marks:
handwritten in pencil: on scrap of paper found with object: "Charles S. Lewis? / compass / died May 11, 1891 / (F. Maurice Newton's / maternal grandfather.)"
Description:
Compass in cylindrical brass case with flat, circular lid; compass markings printed in black on white paper affixed inside case; glass covers top of case.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
