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Actions	sextant Remove from selection Add to selection Object number2012.004.1 Titlesextant CreatorOertling (maker)‎ DescriptionSextant by Oertling of Berlin. Brass construction with wooden handle. The scale or vernier is graduated every 10 minutes from 0 degrees to 150 degrees. The index bar is inscribed "OERTLING in BERLIN" and the serial number "470". In wooden case, with compartments for telescope accessories. Presented to Capt. Watson of Peterhead by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia in 1856, in commemoration of Capt. Watson's actions as master of the schooner "Alerte" in rescuing the crew of the "Wilhelmine" of Stralsund on 10 October 1845. Production placeBerlin Production date circa 1856 Object namesextant Materialbrass, glass & wood Dimensions width: 24.1 cm radius length: 21.8 cm

Object number2012.004.1

Titlesextant

CreatorOertling (maker)‎

DescriptionSextant by Oertling of Berlin. Brass construction with wooden handle. The scale or vernier is graduated every 10 minutes from 0 degrees to 150 degrees. The index bar is inscribed "OERTLING in BERLIN" and the serial number "470". In wooden case, with compartments for telescope accessories. Presented to Capt. Watson of Peterhead by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia in 1856, in commemoration of Capt. Watson's actions as master of the schooner "Alerte" in rescuing the crew of the "Wilhelmine" of Stralsund on 10 October 1845.

Production placeBerlin

Production date circa 1856

Object namesextant

Materialbrass, glass & wood

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