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Equinoctial Dial, by Andreas Vogler, Augsburg, Early 18th Century

Inventory Number 39055


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.39055

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans with his collection.
Primary inscriptions
"And. Vogl" [Andreas Vogler].
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Diameter: 52mm
Inventory No
39055
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Augsburg type of brass with silvered-brass compass dial and inset beneath base with names of towns and their latitudes. Square box of paper, wood, leather and brown velvet lining.