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Sextant

Maker (active 1744-1782)
Inscriptionssur le vernier : Gregory London
Date 1750-1760
Medium / Technique Metal: brass; wood: ebony; glass
Screwed, engraved, polished and cut
DimensionsWidth: 45 cm (17 11/16 in.) Thickness: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.) Length: 41 cm (16 1/8 in.)
ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Surveying & Navigational T&E - Navigational Equipment
Origin London, Greater London, England, Europe
Object Number1990.20.3 abc
DivisionMaterial Culture - Objects of Science and Technology
CollectionStewart
CreditPurchase

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