Accession No

0374

Brief Description

Augsburg dial, by Johann George Vogler, German, 2/2 18th Century

Origin

Germany; Augsburg

Maker

Vogler, Johann Georg

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1750

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, silver, steel); glass

Dimensions

length 54mm; breadth 51mm; thickness 13mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased from R. Stern & Co, Brussels, in 04/1927.

Inscription

‘IGV’

Description Notes

Brass dial, possibly with some gilding. Decorated octagonal base. Inset compass with silvered base; 8-point rose with cardinal points marked in Latin; magnetic variation shown at 17˚ W of N. Hour circle divided III - XII, I - IX, numbered by I, subdivided to 30 minutes; similarly divided on inner rim. Folding pin gnomon on diametrical bar. Latitude arc divided [2˚] - [84˚], numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 2˚. Reverse of compass carries a list of towns and latitudes (see history file).
Hinge of hour circle and rim of circle marked ‘VII’.

Condition: good.

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