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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
Octant
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2008.

Octant

CultureAmerican | Unknown
Date1800-1821
MediumEbonyy, brass, ivory
Credit LineChrysler Museum of Art, Moses Myers House
Object number97.49.69.1
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, MMH, Upper Sitting Room
DescriptionOctant (an instrument like a sextant).

Exhibition HistoryMyers House/Consul Room Published ReferencesJoe Mosier, "The Reluctant Midshipman: The Journeys of Henry Myers," _The Daybook_ 8, issue 3 (12/2002): 6-9, 14-15.
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