Double box sextant box

Fitted rectangular mahogany double sextant box, containing in the lid a certificate of the Halstead Science & Art Club Prize for an oil painting, awarded to E.T. Adams, 15 March 1911.

Object Details

ID: NAV1118.1
Type: Double box sextant box
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Cary, William
Date made: circa 1845
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 110 mm x 258 mm x 150 mm
Parts: Pocket sextant (Double Box Sextant)