Accession No

3388

Brief Description

sextant, by Georg Friedrich Brander and Christian Caspar Hoschel, German, 1780 (c)

Origin

Germany; Augsburg

Maker

Brander, Georg Friedrich Höschel, Christof Kaspar

Class

surveying

Earliest Date

1774

Latest Date

1783

Inscription Date

Material

hide (leather); metal (brass)

Dimensions

case length 204mm; breadth 210mm; thickness 36mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Christie’s, London, England; lot 12, 17/04/1986.

Inscription

‘G.F. Brander & Hoschel fecit Aug. Vinder...’ (on edge of scale curve)
‘Dena Minuta’ (on sliding arm)

Description Notes

Sextant, by Georg Friedrich Brander and Christian Caspar Hoschel, German, 1780 (c).

Simple sextant in leather-covered fitted case. For measuring angles on land rather than navigational purposes. Scale is divided on brass to 1 degree and read by vernier to 10 minutes of arc. Has screw-fitting handle.

Inscriptions: ‘G.F. Brander & Hoschel fecit Aug. Vinder...’ (on edge of scale curve)
‘Dena Minuta’ (on sliding arm)

Condition: good; complete.

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