Ebony and brass sextant.
- maker:
- Richard Lekeux
Sextant, with ebony frame and limb, brass index arm with fittings and wooden handle (no case), made by Richard Lekeux., N° 138 near Execution Dock, Wapping, London, for Jonathan Wilson, 1791. Consists of inlaid ivory 119° scale (-2° to 124°) with 20’ divisions, ivory vernier (1’) and name plate, three filter shades (red & green), fitted with threaded telescope bracket, but telescope and horizon filters are missing.
Details
- Category:
- Navigation
- Object Number:
- 1981-834
- Measurements:
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Radius: 13 1/2";
- type:
- sextant
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust