Octant

Description

Octant, ebony frame and limb, brass index arm and fittings, ivory plates, signed and made by Benjamin Brown of Bristol, 1792

Museum reference

T.1967.87

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Octant

Production information

Brown, Benjamin, 1792 (fl.)
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, Northern Europe

Date

1792

Materials

Ebony, Brass, Ivory

Physical description

Ebony frame, ivory name plate, ivory scale

Associations

Wilson, James, 1792 (fl.)