Accession No

0379

Brief Description

string gnomon dial, by Roch Blondeau, French, 1667

Origin

France; Paris

Maker

Blondeau, Roch

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1667

Latest Date

1667

Inscription Date

1667

Material

metal (silver); glass

Dimensions

compass d 18 mm; 41 mmx 56 mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from M. Rosenau, Paris, on 09/04/1927.

Inscription

‘Roch Blondeau AParis’
‘1667’

Description Notes

Oval silver dial plate decorated at the foot of the gnomon; 2 feet.
Three hour scales: one for 52, divided IIII - XII, I - VIII, numbered by I, subdivided to 15 minutes; one for 49, divided 4 - 12, 1 - 8, numbered by 1, subdivided to 15 minutes; one for 45, divided 4 - 12, 1 - 8, numbered by 1, subdivided to 15 minutes. Inset compass with ‘N’ at north point.
Gnomon support with scale of latitudes divided 40˚ - 55˚, numbered by 5˚, subdivided to 1˚ (lacks sliding index).
Verso of the compass box has a list of towns and latitudes.
missing string
good condition

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