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Sextant (detail)

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probably made in London

Sextant (detail)
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This is a detail from a brass sextant made around 1790, probably by Jesse Ramsden (1735-1800), a scientific instrument maker based in London.

The detail shows the signature on the arc of the sextant. It reads 'Ramsden London'.

Central to Ramsden's business was the manufacture and division of the scale of sextants. It has been estimated that his workshop constructed over 1400: this example is numbered '1354'.

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