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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

Image by Austin Neill

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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