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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vern, post: 31614, member: 347&quot;]Anybody of rank in the navy or ship captain of any kind.&nbsp; These aren&#039;t really for stargazing.&nbsp; Lots of terrestrial explorers had them and the wealthy.&nbsp; Definitely not inexpensive back in the day.&nbsp; Lots of important people, like captain cook, are in paintings holding these almost like a status symbol. I imagine the closer you get to the 18th century the rarer they become.</p><p><a href="http://www.worcesterart.org/collection/Early_American/Artists/badger/John_Larrabee/discussion.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worcesterart.org/collection/Early_American/Artists/badger/John_Larrabee/discussion.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.worcesterart.org/collection/Early_American/Artists/badger/John_Larrabee/discussion.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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