Bird réalise le 1e sextant. 

John Bird réalise le premier sextant. An early sextant by John Bird. The first sextant was produced by John Bird in 1759. This is a very early example of his work now in the Nederlands Scheepvaart Museum in Amsterdam. The frame is mahogany with an ivory scale. It is so large and heavy that it needed a support that fitted into a socket on the observers belt.

Willy Aubert