Reproduction
Description
Sextant
Brass sextant with primitive artificial horizon. Brass with handwritten note (by Francis Galton?). In mahogany trapezoid box.
A sextant is an instrument used for navigation and surveying. Galton used this sextant to map parts of Namibia. He also used the sextant to take measurements of a Damara woman from a distance without her permission.
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Creator
Cary
Production Date
c. 1850
Production Place
London
Material
Dimensions
Box width: 350 mm Maximum
width: 244 mm Minimum
length: 120 mm
depth: 97 mm
Collection
Galton Collection
Accession Number
LDUGC-004
Alternative Number
464000003
Administration Name
UCL Galton Collection
