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Equinoctial Dial, German, 18th Century

Inventory Number 41125


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.41125

Subject
Sundials
Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Lewis Evans with his collection.
Primary inscriptions
Unsigned and undated.
Object type
Equinoctial dial
Dimensions
Diameter: 45mm
Inventory No
41125
Accession Number
1924-0/part

Description

Augsburg type with gilt eight-sided base, hour ring and hinged quadrant with traces of silver on the undersides, silvered-brass compass dial and circular inset beneath base with names of towns and their latitudes. In octagonal paper and leather case with red silk lining but with the lid missing.