Pocket Sextant
Shagreen Etui by W & S Jones Opticians with Scientific Instruments Circa, 1800
Located in London, GB
company that introduced the idea of a pocket sextant for navigation and mechanical miniaturization. They
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Located in ZWIJNDRECHT, NL
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