Octant
- Object Name:
- Octant
- Object ID:
- 1966.545.744
- Creator:
- Cook -- Manufacturer
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1780-1800
- Description:
- Ship's octant, made by Cook of London. Triangular wooden frame with curved base. Brass fittings for lenses on one side, single-holed sighting pinnula opposite, pendulum mounted at upper tip, with bottom sliding along curved base. Base has ivory piece set into side, with degree markings 0-100. Smaller ivory piece set into frame, marked "*COOK*LONDON*".
- Material:
- Wood
Ebony
Metal
Brass
Ivory
Glass - Dimensions:
- H-13.8 W-11.5 D-2.75 inches
- Provenance:
- Horace W. Harmon Collection. Harmon catalog entry #744: "Ships Quadrant bought in Portland by self Oct. 19th 1904. Fine instrument. Cook of London".
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Horace W. Harmon
- People:
- Harmon, Horace W. (1844-1911)
- Subjects:
- Surveying, Surveying equipment, Surveying instruments, Surveyors, Navigation, Sextants
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