Octant box

Stepped octant box, painted blue on the outside, and cream on the inside, containing in the lid a label for Henry Hughes & Son, 59 Fenchurch Street, London and a label in MSS 'Helen, Francis, Isabel, Gordon, & Pauline gave this instrument to Father ¦ Christmas 1908'.

Object Details

ID: NAV1257.1
Type: Octant box
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1770
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 93 mm x 529 mm x 460 mm
Parts: Octant
  • Octant box (NAV1257.1)