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Newton & Co. 'Rob Roy Canoe' Compass c.1865 British Tanks Saunders and Shepherd: was aA Newton & Co. hunter cased pocket compass, dating from c. 1865. The compass card is an exceptionally rare design, known as the 'Rob Roy Canoe Pattern', which appeared in the 1871 edition of the Royal Geographical Society publication Hints To Travellers. The unusual name relates to the Victorian adventurer John 'Rob Roy' MacGregor who was one of the very earliest canoeists, best known for his epic 1,000 mile journey across europe in 1865 in his self