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Provenance:
Bonhams, London, lot 95, 10th November 2009.
Private Collection.
Pierre Le Maire worked with his uncle Jacques and was the first instrument maker in France to produce the Hadley's quadrant. Active in his own name from 1730-1760 he was appointed Engineer to the King and had his workshop in Quai de l'Horloge du Palais under the sign "Au Nouveau Quartier Anglais".