Sounding quintant

Description

Sounding quintant, 6 1/2 inch, marine sextant to measure horizontal angles, telescope for reading vernier missing, with Admiralty mark "HO 2", in hinged wooden box, made by Thomas Jones of London, c. 1800

Museum reference

T.1910.91

Collection

Maritime

Object name

Sounding quintant

Production information

Jones, Thomas, 1775 - 1852, Instrument maker
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1800

Materials

Ebony, Brass, Wood, Ivory, Wood

Associations

Previous owner: Admiralty