Accession No

3551

Brief Description

instruction sheet and latitude table for Augsbury dial, by Lorenz Grassl, German, 1700-1800 (c)

Origin

Germany; Augsburg

Maker

Grassl, Lorenz

Class

ephemera

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

breadth 124mm; height 180mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘Elevatio Poli’ (top of first side)
‘Gebrauch dieses Compasses’ (top of second side)
‘Lorenz Grassl
Compass-maker in Ausburg.’ (bottom of second side)

Description Notes

Instruction sheet; printed; black and white; one side gives instructions for use of the dial; other side gives an alphabetical table of latitudes.

Condition: poor; incomplete (large holes).

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