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Horological Quadrant

Götheborg Sweden

Type of object:

Astrolabe en Quadrant

Time period:

Britain rules the waves + France

Place:

probably German

Date:

1741

Maker / Author:

'LW': unknown

Publisher / Printer:

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Dimensions:

radius 14 cm, handle 22 cm

Material:

Quadrant from Gotheborg Sweden, paper on wood

Graduation:

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Inscription:

A° 1741 12 Junÿ E:K: (old German)

Provenance:

bought in Götheborg

References:

Print (Engraving) Astronomy Tab. IV, Engraved by I. Taylor, 19th Century

Image by Austin Neill

Description

Horological quadrant, paper on wood, probably oak, dated. Probably German origin

Additional information

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