Pocket sextant by Cary
Pocket sextant stood upright
Credit
Royal Astronomical Society
Object Type
Sextant
RAS Reference Number
131
Other Reference Number
D.76
Category
Sextants
Description
Brass(?) pocket sextant by Cary. Small sextant for use in exploration or surveying. Contains two prisms. Mounted on perxpex mount. The sextant has an accompanying mahogany case with hinged lid.
Producer (maker/artist)
Cary
Pocket sextant open mahogany case
Royal Astronomical Society
Pocket sextant mahogany case
Royal Astronomical Society
Pocket sextant horizontal view
Royal Astronomical Society
Pocket sextant and its case top-down view
Royal Astronomical Society