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Code 3081B
EUR 1500.00
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452012145428734Code 3081B Vion compass 1900Antique rare magnetic survey by hand compass, brass with original wooden box, E. Vion Paris signed, early 1900s. Very good condition. Compass diameter cm 11 - inches 4.33, height cm 27 - inches 10.6. Box cm 15.5x15x32 – inches 6.1x5.9x12.5.
The firm Vion, that still works today, was established in 1830 in Paris and it has always manufactured navigation equipment, in particular compasses and marine instruments. Because of renowned quality, Vion instruments equipped many great cargo ships of the XIX and beginning of the XX century. Since 1945, many military programmes were equipped with Vion compasses, in particular Dassault Mirage and Mystère aircraft. Vion is also the creator of the renowned MINI 2000 hand bearing compass, an item that revolutionized coastal navigation. Today Vion has several military contracts, both in France and abroad.
The earliest historical notes on the use of magnetic power in Europe are dated back to the end of the 12th century or the beginning of XIII century and attribute to the Amalfiers the exploitation of the properties of the magnet. The cardanic suspension made its first appearance around the middle of the XVI century. An exact description is given in the brief compendium “De la esfera y de la arte de navegar” by Martin Cortés (1551), which gives precise instructions to make a compass. The improvement of this instrument is largely attributed to the discoveries of new lands, from the mid-XVcentury.
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