01942crm a2200181 4500 758965630 TxAuBib 20150918120000.0 150918|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u TxAuBib Octant [Museum Object]. "Octant in a wooden case. Octant made of ebony with bone dials and brass parts. Name plate reads Imray Son & Co., 89 and 102 Minories, London.". PERMANENT COLLECTION. "This item was placed on indefinite loan at the Institute of Texan Cultures (San Antonio) in 1975. It had not been catalogued at that time nor been assigned an accession number. It was returned to the library (along with 71.9.1-.2 and 70.64.1) on April 30, 2014 after the ITC decided to end the 39-year old loan. RL museum staff were unaware of the loan until this time as none of these items were in PastPerfect and the original loan record was mis-filed. Please see accession binder for information about above numbered items.". 20150918. "James Imray (May 16, 1803 - November 15, 1870) was a Scottish hydrographer and stationer active in London during the middle to latter part of the 19th century. Imray is best known as a the largest and most prominent producer of blueback charts. Imray was born in Spitalfields, England. He established himself as a bookseller and bookbinder with the nautical chart publisher Robert Blanchford. James Imray bought out Blanchford's share in 1846, becoming the sole proprietor of the chart house, publishing under the imprint of James Imray. Relocating in 1850 to larger offices at 102 Minories, Imray was well on track to become the most prominent chart publisher in London. In 1854, when Imray's 25 year old son, James Frederick Imray, joined as a full partner, the firm again changed its imprint, this time to James Imray & Son.". RV8