Accession No

0230

Brief Description

protractor by Pierre Lasnier, French, c. 1750

Origin

aux 2 globes; Paris; France

Maker

Lasnier, Pierre

Class

drawing

Earliest Date

1735

Latest Date

1776

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass)

Dimensions

length 104mm; breadth 70mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from G. Green, London, on 10/06/1925.

Inscription

‘Lasnier aux 2 globes AParis’ (diameter)

Description Notes

Protractor by Pierre Lasnier, French, c. 1750.

Divided [0] - 180˚, numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 1˚ clockwise, numbered by 10˚ anticlockwise. Bevelled edge of diameter with notch as central index. Inscribed: ‘Lasnier aux 2 globes A Paris’ (diameter).

Condition: good.

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