Accession No

6830

Brief Description

horary quadrant, by Joseph Wells, English, 1663

Origin

England

Maker

Wells, Joseph

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1663

Latest Date

1663

Inscription Date

1663

Material

metal (brass)

Dimensions

117mm (radius), 4mm (height)

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Bonhams, London in September 2024.

Inscription

1663
Joseph Wells fecit [in corner of quadrant]

Description Notes

Horary quadrant, by Joseph Wells, English, 1663.

Brass quadrant mounted with pin-hole sights. Obverse features several scales, a 60 degree line, the latitudes and longitudes of twelve stars, and a date scale with equinox for 10th March and 10th September. The reverse has a degree scale, and two sights.

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