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Compass

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An ivory engraved pocket sight compass that is still in working order. It is said to have been used by Bonnie Prince Charlie after his defeat at the Battle of Culloden on 16th April 1746 as he fled to the Outer Hebrides, with a bounty of £30,000 on his head.
1744

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