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Gerrit Jager (1744 - )


Field(s) of interest: Navigating instruments
Gender: male

~1744


Biography:
Gerrit Jager was a cross-staff maker in the Lindenstraat in Amsterdam, in 1771; he became poorter (citizen) in 1772.

Collection: No example of his work is on record.

Occupations:
Instrument maker: ~1772 (Amsterdam)

Sources:
Mörzer Bruyns, W.F.J. The Cross-Staff: history and development of a navigational instrument. (Amsterdam/Zutphen 1994).