Paper Astrolabe, by Johann Krabbe, German, 1583

Subject: Astrolabes
Item type: Object
Makers: Johann Krabbe
Provenance: Presented by Lewis Evans. Purchased by Lewis Evans from Lagermann in Munich in 1910 as part of Lagermann's collection as a whole ('Lagermann' may be read as 'Jagermann' or 'Yagerman' - nothing else is known of him).
Primary inscriptions: "IOHANNIS KRABBEN ASTROLABIUM. Cum Gra. et Pruile Cæsar. Maij: WOLFFERBYTÆ. FACIEBAT JOHANNES KRABBE MVNDENSIS ANNO M.D. LXXXIII." on the back below the coat of arms of Henricus Julius, Bishop of Halberstadt, Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg.
Physical material: Paper and wood
Object type: Astrolabe
Dimensions: Diameter: 210mm Height: 274mm Depth: 35mm Weight: 0.505kg
Inventory No: 44745
Accession Number: 1924-0/part

Description

Mater, rete for around 79 stars, 1 plate, alidade and bolt (nut missing). Krabbe was Geometer to the Henricus Julius.