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Horodictic quadrant, 1741
Anonymous, probably Sweden
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A horodictic quadrant (Latin: hora = hour, dicere = to indicate) is a graduated quadrant that allowed a navigator to measure the Sun’s altitude, read the time of day, and in some cases determine latitude.
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Horological quadrant, paper on wood, probably oak, dated.
Probably Sweden with old German text
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