EARLY VICTORIAN SEXTANT MADE BY JANET TAYLOR, CASED & RARE SET.


EARLY VICTORIAN SEXTANT MADE BY JANET TAYLOR, CASED & RARE SET.

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EARLY VICTORIAN SEXTANT MADE BY JANET TAYLOR, CASED & RARE SET.:
$568.33


A RARE SEXTANT, MADE BY JANET TAYLOR, C1850.
IN GOOD, ORIGINAL CONDITION THE CASED SET COMPRISES OF THE SEXTANT, ONE EYEPIECE, THE CALIBRATION VIEWING LENS AND A PAIR OF BRASS BINOCULARS.
ALL THE COLOURED GLASSES (7) ARE GOOD & INTACT WITH GOOD HINGES. THE EYEPICE GLASS IS GOOD AS IS THE OTHER VIEWING GLASS. MOVEMENTS ARE ALL GOOD AND ADJUSTMENTS GOOD. WOODEN HANDLE IS GOOD. THE MIRRORS HAVE DE-SILVERED BUT STILL EFFECTIVE.
THE BRASS CALIBRATION SCALE IS TRUE & ACCURATE AND HAS THE ENGRAVING OF THE MAKER, \'JANET TAYLOR\' CLEARLY VISIBLE, WITH HER LONDON ADDRESS.
THE BRASS BINOCULARS SIT IN THE FRONT RIGHT CORNER OF THE CASE IN A \'FITTED\' AREA TO HOLD. THESE ARE LOW POWERED BINOCULARS, WORKING ALBEIT WITH LOSS OF WHAT WAS PRESUMABLY, BLACK PAINT COVERING. PHOTOS ILLUSTRATE CONDITION.
THE WOODEN CASE IS SOLID AND IN GOOD CONDITION, HINGES GOOD, BRASS CARRYING HANDLE WITH TWO SIDE \'CATCHES\'.11\"X10\"X5.5\"
I HAVE INCLUDED A COPY OF A CUTTING FROM \'THE TIMES\' NEWSPAPER, DATED AUGUST 2, 2016 OF DETAILS OF THIS FEMALE PIONEER OF NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS.
IN HER TIME IRON SHIPS WERE INTRODUCED, CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DEVIATION IN SHIP\'S COMPASSES.SHE ENTERED THE LUCRATIVE FIELD OF COMPASS ADJUSTING AND SOON GAINED RESPECT IN THIS HIGHLY SPECIALISED AREA AND ALSO DISTINQUISHED HERSELF AS AN AUTHORESS OF NAUTICAL TABLES AND TEXT BOOKS.
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A WORTHWHILE ADDITION FOR ANY MARITIME COLLECTOR.

EARLY VICTORIAN SEXTANT MADE BY JANET TAYLOR, CASED & RARE SET.:
$568.33

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