forestaff
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Here also our gunner took an observation with his forestaff, to determine our latitude, and he found now, that having marched about thirty-three days northward, we were in 6 degrees 22 minutes south latitude.
From The Life, Adventures & Piracies of the Famous Captain Singleton by Defoe, Daniel
The pilots were all Indians, and they used the forestaff and quadrant for their observations.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" by Various
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