[M] AN EBONY CROSS STAFF SECTION, POSSIBLY BY...

AN EBONY CROSS STAFF SECTION, POSSIBLY BY HENDRIK DONCKER, AMSTERDAM, 1678
stamped on the side 1: HD 1678 with maker's device, remnant scales remaining for 90°, 60° and 30° -- 13¼in. (33cm.) long

Two other examples of cross staffs by Doncker are contained in the Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam dated for 1682 and 1698. In his book The Cross Staff Willem Mörzer Bruyns states that Doncker specialised in cross staffs and sold from the 1655 onwards.

Condition Report
Bruised along some edges, markings clear and no sign of splitting.

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