Accession No

3652

Brief Description

latitude table and instruction details for use of an Augsburg dial, by Ludwig Theodatu Müller (in French), German, 18th Century

Origin

Germany; Augsburg

Maker

Müller, Ludwig Theodatus

Class

prints; dials

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

height 186mm; breadth 125mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘Elevatio poli.’ (top of first side)
‘L’usance de la Bussole ou Compas est.’ (top of second side)
‘Louis Deodate Müller,
Faiseur de compas & Me-
canique á Augsbourg.’ (bottom right of second side)

Description Notes

Black and white printed sheet with alphabetical table of latitudes for 157 European towns on one side and instructions for use of an Augsburg dial on the other.
Condition fair (discoloured); complete

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