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Sextant

Artist (1735-1800)
Inscriptionsau centre, sur le secteur gradué : Ramsden London; derrière, sous l’appui supérieur : 1100
Date 1780-1800
Medium / Technique Metal: brass; wood: ebony; glass
Screwed, engraved, polished and sculpted
DimensionsHeight: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.) Thickness: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.) Width: 32 cm (12 5/8 in.)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Surveying & Navigational T&E - Navigational Equipment
Origin London, Greater London, England, Europe
Object Number1989.19.1 a-e
DivisionMaterial Culture - Objects of Science and Technology
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase

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