Astronomical quadrant Size:XXL: 127 x 100cm Major towns were designated as

Major towns were designated as county boroughs

Colin Chapman is wearing sunglasses and listening to Jim Clark speak

this anticipates Curtis's appearance during George IV's Northern Excursion

carved with a medallion relief of figure

that had been erected to house the International Exhibition of 1862

Astronomical quadrant Size:XXL: 127 x 100cm Major towns were designated asA 12 inch astronomical quadrant made by John Bird. Astronomical quadrants were used to measure the angle of a celestial object from the zenith. Operated in conjunction with a transit instrument, they could be used to check the running rate of astronomical clocks known as regulators. At sea a quadrant can be used to help fix a ship's position and to determine latitude. ca. 1767