Captain Cook's sextant
Object Type
Sextant
RAS Reference Number
25
Other Reference Number
1908-159 (Science Museum); L2015-4250 (Science Museum Loan Inventory Number)
Category
Sextants
Description
Captain Cook's sextant made by Bird. The brass sextant has a detachable brass eye-piece (object glass) and a wooden (mahogany) frame and a wooden (pine) carrying case.
Producer (maker/artist)
John Bird
Associations
Cook, James, 1728-1779