A 14½IN. RADIUS MAHOGANY VERNIER OCTANT BY JOHN HARDY RATCLIFF, LONDON, 1777
with inset ivory scale divided -5°-0°-95°, Vernier scale with central '0', maker's plate inscribed Made by Ino Hardy Ratcliff London with erased owner's name and faded date '1777', brass pinhole sights, interchangeable mirror pair; the reverse with note plate and two brass feet -- 16¼ x 14in. (41 x 35.5cm.)

Provenance: With Tesseract (catalogue 82, September 2006 item 18)

Condition Report
Condition: Upper shade slot damaged; missing one (top) brass foot.

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