000-100-102-680-C
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Cross-staff (replica)
A cross-staff was used for taking altitude measurements with the sun or a known star. This is a replica of a Dutch cross-staff made in 1745 and now in the Maritime Museum in Bergen in Norway. The replica dates from 1929.
The instrument has a cross bar made of pear wood and an ebony centre bar with engraved scales.
In Scandinavia and the Netherlands, the cross-staff retained its popularity when others had turned to the backstaff.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-102-680-C |
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National Museums Scotland |
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0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland T.1929.140 |
| Date: |
1929
Original: 1745; (Replica: 1929)
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| Material: |
Ebony centre bar, pear wood cross bar
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| What: |
Cross staff / reproduction
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| Subject: |
5. CARTOGRAPHY, Surveying (Departmental Classification)
9. NAVIGATION (Departmental Classification)
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| Who: |
Sjofartsmuseum, Bergen (Owner of original)
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| Description: |
Reproduction of an 18th century cross staff in Sjofartsmuseum, Bergen, with a cross bar made of pear wood and scales engraved on an ebony centre bar, 1929
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| References: |
- Horsburgh, Ellice M., 'The cross-staff and its use in navigation'. The Scottish Geographical Magazine. Vol 46, March 1930, pp 92-100
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