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6 Inch Miniature sextant Crichton London
Miniature sextant in Mahogany box and leather outer case
Type of object:
Sextant
Time period:
Britain rules the waves + France
Place:
London
Date:
1840
Maker / Author:
Crichton
Publisher / Printer:
Dimensions:
6 Inch radius
Material:
Brass Mahogany Leather
Graduation:
-5 -145°
Inscription:
Engraved Crichton 112 Leadenhall St London
Provenance:
Bonhams auctions Edinburgh
References:
Directory of British Scientific Instrument Makers 1550-1851 p71

Description
An early 19th century six inch radius brass and lacquered brass sextant.
Engraved Crichton 112 Leadenhall St London, Reading from -5 to 145 degrees on the silvered scale, the index arm with magnifying lens and fitted with a vernier to 15 seconds, three sun shades, in a keystone mahogany case with a variety of telescopes and accessories, together with a leather outer case,
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