FINE 18TH CENTURY EBONY QUADRANT DATED 1781 BY COLE LONDON

FINE 18TH CENTURY EBONY QUADRANT DATED 1781 BY COLE LONDON

£2,200 GBP

VERY GOOD & WELL PRESERVED LARGE EBONY QUADRANT ( OCTANT ) SIGNED: COLE LONDON. & WITH OWNERS NAME: JOHN DAVIS 1781. THE MAIN SCALE IS IN MINT CONDITION, WONDERFUL CRISP ENGRAVING, 20 MINUTE DEVISIONS MINUS 5 DEGREES TO 95 DEGREES, VERNIER READING TO 1 MINUTE OF ARC. EARLY FEATURE OF BRASS VERNIER, FORE & BACK SIGHTS. INDEX ARM 17.1/2" LONG. RADIUS 15.3/4" INCHES. ALL ORIGINAL BRASS-WORK, ORIGINAL OAK STEPPED BOX, SLIGHT CRACK ON MIDDLE COLOURED FILTER. BENJAMIN COLE W. 1766-1782.

Circa

1781

Country of manufacture

UK and Ireland

Category: Navigational instruments

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SHIPPING BY FEDEX, UPS, ETC. FULLY TRACKED.  Contact Email:   [email protected]

IVORY EXEMPTION NUMBER. AUVV32P9

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