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Octant, circa 1820
octant
INSTRUMENTS - OCTANTScirca 1820
Octant, unsigned, ca. 1820. Stamped on the scale ‘I(foul anchor)R’ (between 45°-50°), indicating that the scale was divided on a dividing machine of Jesse Ramsden. Maker's name missing.
1947.1688