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Description: | Made/by/Syeds/and/Davis/successors/to the late/J Syeds, fountain stairs. rotherhithe Wall LONDON. Quadrants & Sextants Made and Repaired with care. COMPASSES. Made on and Altered to his Improved Plan
with a redd. compass delivered at His Majesties Deptford Dockyard 2 Octr 1816 by Syeds and Davis
Card- Mica covered with paper, black with white markings, graduated to 1/4 points. Has a decorated E point. Has 6 blobs of sealing to balance card.
Needle- Single flat bar needle 6.1" long tapering outwards from expanded centre to 0.75" from ends, where it rounds off gradually to blunt points.
Pivot-Cone-shaped brass pivot cap with jewel at top, screwed through centre of needle.
caption: Record Shot - Do not reproduce. | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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