Accession No

0768

Brief Description

universal equinoctial dial, by Johann Willebrand, German, 1700 (c)

Origin

Augsburg; Germany

Maker

Willebrand, Johann

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1700

Inscription Date

Material

metal (silver, gilt brass, steel); glass

Dimensions

length 50 mm; breadth 49 mm; thickness 14 mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from T.H. Court in 01/1935. From the Rosenheim Collection.

Inscription

‘Johann Willebrand Augsburg 48’

Description Notes

Silver with some gilt-brass fittings. Case marked with a latitude table on both lid and base. Inside the case the base has an inset compass with silvered base; cardinal points marked in Latin; magnetic variation marked at 10˚W of N. gilt-brass hour circle divided on inner silver rim 3 - 12, 1 - 9, numbered by 1, subdivided to 30 minutes. Cam-operated latitude adjustment with circular latitude scale divided [25˚] - 65˚, numbered by 5˚, subdivided to 1˚, with gilt-brass lever/pointer; scale marked ‘Gradus Poli’.
Screw loose in base. Loose (replacement?, broken?) gnomon (?) in lid; 17-1-2000

Condition: fair.

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