Accession No

3755

Brief Description

surveyor’s pillar octant, by Adams, English, c. 1800

Origin

England; London

Maker

Adams

Class

surveying

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

wood (ebody); metal (brass); bone (ivory)

Dimensions

length 405mm; breadth 335mm; height 65mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Tesseract, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA, 22/11/1989. Purchased with the support of a grant from the PRISM fund.

Inscription

Adams, London

Description Notes

Surveyor’s pillar octant, by Adams, English, c. 1800.

Ebony octant with brass arm and ivory inlays for engraved scale. In original oak case.

A surveyor’s version of the Hadley octant, incorporating a mount for a tripod.

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