Accession No

0331

Brief Description

universal equinoctial dial, German, circa 1600

Origin

Germany

Maker

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1600

Latest Date

1600

Inscription Date

Material

metal (gilt brass); glass; rope (string)

Dimensions

length 85mm; breadth 61mm; height 70mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘Lapsus equo perit translatodum sidem trinat
Bellerophon cnutus h lapis alta fuge’ (? on base plate)

Description Notes

Rectangular gilt brass plate on four feet. Base plate engraved with a scene titled ‘Lapsus equaero perit translatodum sidem alta fuge’ which includes a flying horse and falling man in the sky, with two standing and one seated man in the foreground of a rural scene. Inset compass with cardinal points marked in Latin; magnetic variation marked at 10˚E of N. The whole compass can be turned over a degree scale divided [90˚] - 0 - 90˚, numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 1˚. Compass is removable. Hour ring divided 1 - 12, 1 - 12, numbered by 1; supported on 2 pillars. A plumb bob hangs from the central latitude scale which is divided [0] - 90˚, numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 1˚.

Condition: good.

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