Altazimuth Theodolite, by Erasmus Habermel, Prague?, Late 16th Century

Subject: Surveying
Item type: Object
Makers: Erasmus Habermel
Provenance: Presented by Lewis Evans. Bought by Lewis Evans at the sale of the collection of M. Roussel, Paris, 1911.
Primary inscriptions: "Erasm[us] Haberme[l] [space for two words] fecit" engraved very faintly on the silvered underside of the compass.
Physical material: Gilt and silvered brass
Object type: Theodolite
Dimensions: Height: 23cm Width: 21cm Weight: 0.9kg
Inventory No: 52538
Accession Number: 1924-0/part

Description

Vertical semicircle, horizontal circle, four-footed support (presumably not original).