- Subject
- Astrolabes
- Item type
- Object
- Makers
- Erasmus Habermel
- Provenance
- Presented by Lewis Evans. Engraved with the arms of Franciscus Paduanius of Forli, Italy.
- Primary inscriptions
- "Erasmus Habermel fecit" on the bottom edge.
- Physical material
- Gilt brass
- Object type
- Astrolabe
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 190mm Height: 260mm Depth: 32mm Weight: 1.3kg
- Inventory No
- 37297
- Accession Number
- 1924-0/part
Description
Mater, rete for 17 stars, 3 plates, alidade with fixed sights, rule with sliding cursor, and wedge. The mater is dodecagonal. On the back is engraved a universal projection.
