Octant

Artist Joseph Roux (1725 - 1793)

Inscriptionsmarque le tout entre deux fleurs-de-lys: "JOSEPH (trois asteriques) ROUX / A MARSEILLE"

Date About 1760

Medium / Technique Wood; ivory; metal: brass; and glass

DimensionsHeight: 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.) Thickness: 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.) Width: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.)

ClassificationTools & Equipment for Science & Technology - Surveying & Navigational T&E - Navigational Equipment

Origin Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, Europe

Object Number1970.5

DivisionMaterial Culture - Objects of Science and Technology

CollectionStewart

Status

Not on view

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