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Surveyor's Sextant with Case, by Troughton & Simms, London, c. 1830

Inventory Number 47917


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.47917

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Rev. P.H. Badcock.
Primary inscriptions
"Troughton & Simms, London".
Dimensions
Weight: 334g
Inventory No
47917
Accession Number
1925-14

Description

Copper alloy sextant with silver scale, radius 102mm, with vernier and magnifying lens. In leather covered case. This is a slightly larger version of inv. no. 39651.