• 1986.008.0613
    1986.008.0613
1986.008.0613
1986.008.0613

Dividers (1986.008.0613) by The Mel Fisher Maritime Museum on Sketchfab

Dividers

Physical Object

1986.008.0613
Nuestra Señora de Atocha or Santa Margarita (1622)
circa 1620
A set of bronze dividers from the wreck of the 1622 galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha. These dividers were likely used by the pilots on the ship and were used to plot distances on a chart. The hinge and upper part of the arms are bronze, and the lower portions, including the now missing points, are iron. The iron points were likely removable and interchangeable.