Box Sextant, by Berge, London, Early 19th Century

Subject: Navigation
Item type: Object
Makers: Berge
Primary inscriptions: "Berge London / late Ramsden" and ?serial number "1532"
Physical material: Wood; Copper Alloy; Iron Alloy; Glass; Textile
Object type: Sextant
Dimensions: Height: 37mm Width: 90mm Depth: 84mm Weight: 324g
Inventory No: 48720

Description

Demi-oval wooden case with coarse, green, textile lining containing: a copper alloy sextant with glass lenses.