Sextant

Description

Sextant, anodized brass Dollond-pattern 7" frame with polished brass limb and wooden handle with brass-lined hole, in polished mahogany box with certificate, used on the British Antarctic Expedition 1901 - 1904 (the Discovery Expedition), signed by Henry Hughes of London, c. 1900

Museum reference

T.1911.31

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Sextant

Production information

Hughes, Henry, 1890 - 1910 (fl.), Instrument maker
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1900

Materials

Anodised brass, Brass, Wood, Mahogany, Paper

Physical description

Silver, coloured glass

Associations

Previous owner: Admiralty
National Physical Laboratory (NPL)
Cary, Porter Ltd
Antarctic Expedition