A LATE 19TH-CENTURY 7½IN. RADIUS VERNIER OCTANT BY D. MCGREGOR & CO., GREENOCK & GLASGOW
the arc signed as per title with inset silvered scale divided to 110º, braced Vernier arm with swivelling magnifying mount, sighting tubes, mirrors, seven shades and ebony handle, contained within original keystone case with retailer's label for James Murray of Calcutta, and a late 19th-Century label with erroneous provenance to Captain Cook; secondary label to lid presented by Mayor of Basingstoke -- 11in. (28cm.) diameter

Condition Report
Frame in original untouched condition and now has verdigris to index arm; lower shade seized; missing Vernier magnifier; index mirror cracked; box with some loose securing wood; old wear and abrasions.

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