Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 1961.150, col.2021, 36460
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
Pre 1958
Associated Notes
sextant; used by Sir Edmund Hillary; navigation to South Pole 1958
Associated Event
Trans-Antarctic Expedition; 1957-1958
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
1958
Period
Media
Measurement Description
sextant: 305mm x 165mm x 80mm
case: 215mm x 320mm x 105mm
Measurement Reading
305 x 165 x 80mm
215 x 320 x 105mm
Subject Category
Classification
Last Update
15 May 2023
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