Lot 337

CASED SEXTANT, SIGNED JANET TAYLOR & CO, LONDON
19TH CENTURY







Auction: Interiors
£313
Description
of typical form, the scale inscribed 'Janet Taylor & Co.,104 Minories, London', with two sighting tubes, the case with various paper labels
Dimensions
28cm wide
Footnote
Note: Janet Taylor was an English astronomer and writer. She took out several patents for improvements to navigational instruments and ran a series of lectures on navigation and astronomy. She was one of the only woman working in her chosen field in the 19th century, her patroness being Queen Charlotte, widow of George III.






