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Sextant Owned by Tennant, by Troughton and Simms, London, 1847

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Inventory Number: 35300
Object Type: Object
Place Created: London United Kingdom (England) Europe
Subject Classification(s): Navigation  
Accession Number: 1928-53
Primary Inscriptions: "Troughton & Simms, London"
Provenance: Presented by H. H. Turner. Presented to J.F. Tennant, 11 June 1847, by the East India Company, as a prize in mathematics. Given by Tennant to H.H. Turner, January 1910.
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Material(s): Brass
silver
mahogany case

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