Octant

Description

Octant, ebony frame and limb, brass index arm and fittings, boxwood scale, ivory plate, signed and made by John Urings of London, c. 1760

Museum reference

T.1987.150

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Octant

Production information

Urings, John, 1730 (fl.) - 1773 (d.)
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1760

Materials

Ebony, Brass, Boxwood, Ivory

Physical description

Mahogany, brass, ivory

Associations

Leith Nautical College Collection