Octant

Description

Octant, ebony frame and limb, brass index arm and fittings, ivory plate, sold by Aaron Ross of Hull, unknown English maker, c. 1850

Museum reference

T.1967.3

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Octant

Production information

Ross, Aaron, c. 1850 (fl.), Dealer
Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1850

Materials

Ebony, Ebony, Brass, Ivory

Physical description

Ebony frame, ivory name plate and scale, brass index arm