Sextant

Description

Sextant, double frame, brass frame and limb with wooden handle and silver scales, in fitted mahogany keystone box, by Matthew Berge of London, c. 1801

Museum reference

T.1967.86

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Sextant

Production information

Berge, Matthew, 1800 (fl.) - 1819 (d.)
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1801

Materials

Brass, Wood, Silver, Mahogany

Physical description

Brass pillar, plate frame, brass limb, wooden handle

Associations

Ramsden, Jesse, 1735 - 1800

Exhibitions

• Admiral Cochrane, The Real Master and Commander (07 Oct 2011 - 19 Feb 2012)
  National Museum of Scotland