15 3/4 inch Mahogany Octant by Gilbert & Wright
Large Octant Gilbert & Wright London .
The anker on the scale devision referce to the dividing machine of Jesse Ramsden.
Sold by F.W. Lincoln Jr. & Co Boston
Type of object:
Octant
Time period:
Britain rules the waves + France
Place:
USA Leslie Hindmann auction
Date:
1790
Maker / Author:
Gilbert & Wright
Publisher / Printer:
Dimensions:
15 inch radius
Material:
Mahogany . Ivory and Brass
Graduation:
0 to 100°
Inscription:
Gilbert & Wright LONDON’
Provenance:
London
References:
http://www.coastalboating.net/Resources/Navigation/Celestial/pix/StimsonNavIns.pdf
Reference: Smart, Charles E. The Makers Of Surveying Instruments In America Since 1700 Troy, New York: Regal Art Press. 1962 "Frederick Walker Lincoln, Jr. was born at Boston on February 27, 1817 according top his monument in Mt. Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His grandmother was Deborah Revere, daughter of Paul Revere. When he was thirteen years old, he was apprenticed to Gedney King and his son and successor, Charles Gedney King. In 1839 Mr. Lincoln went in business for himself.
Anker type Scale mark with initials of I and R as used for the dividing machine of Jesse Ramsden
This all suggests that this octant is older than 1790!
Description
Large Octant Gilbert & Wright London .
The anker on the scale devision referce to the dividing machine of Jesse Ramsden.
Sold by F.W. Lincoln Jr. & Co Boston
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