Sextant / box

Description

Five-inch sextant, in a fitted keystone box, by Ramsden of London, c. 1790

Museum reference

T.1967.85

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Sextant / box

Production information

Ramsden
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1790

Materials

Brass, cast, Brass, Silver, Wood, Mahogany

Physical description

Cast brass frame; bevelled brass limb; silver scale; brass index arm; wooden handle / mahogany wood case

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