Container - Chart Case, ca 19th century

Historical information

Black painted metal cylindrical container. Label attached at one end with inscription. "Flagstaff Hill c/ J Lindsay"

Significance

This chart case is an example of maritime chart storage used in colonial times to protect charts and maps from the weather and to store them is an easily accessible was.

Physical description

Chart case, black painted metal cylindrical container with caps on both ends.

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