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Artificial Horizon Troughton & Simms
Troughton & Simms Black lacquered trough and framed glass cover + Mercury jar
Type of object:
Sextant
Time period:
Britain rules the waves + France
Place:
London
Date:
1850
Maker / Author:
Troughton & Simms
Publisher / Printer:
Dimensions:
16.5 op 9.5 cm without box
Material:
brass, glass, steel and mercury, in mahogany box with brass handles
Graduation:
Inscription:
Troughton & Simms LONDON signed at the side of the Cover.
Provenance:
Maritime art gallery Knokke
References:
Description
Artificial horizon for geografy and sounding on land, contained in mahogany box together with steel container filled with mercury
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