Sextant, box / case

Description

Box sextant in a red leather case, by Adie of Edinburgh, and used in the Peninsular War

Museum reference

T.1956.87

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Sextant, box / case

Production information

Adie
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Materials

Leather, Metal

Physical description

Red leather case

Associations

Previous owner: Brisbane, Thomas Makdougall, Sir, 1773 - 1860
Peninsular War

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