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Quintant used by William Napier during the Peninsular War

A quintant was a navigational instrument like a sextant. A quintant's dial was formed from an arc of one fifth of a circle, whereas a sextant's arc was one sixth.

Major-General Sir William Napier served with great distinction in the Peninsular War (1808-1814), taking part in many of the major actions of that campaign including Fuentes d'Orno, the storming of Badajoz, Salamanca and Nivelle. He later wrote a six volume 'History of the War in the Peninsula' (1828-1840) that was published to great acclaim.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1963-10-208-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1963-10-208-1