Accession No

1200

Brief Description

Augsburg dial, by Andreas Vogler, German, 2/2 18th Century

Origin

Germany; Augsburg

Maker

Vogler, Andreas

Class

dials

Earliest Date

1750

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

metal (gilt-brass, silvered brass, steel); glass

Dimensions

length 52mm; breadth 49mm; thickness 14mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography, University of Cambridge (now Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) in 1953. Some objects transferred to Museum of Archaeology and Ethnography. Collection went to Fitzwilliam Museum. From a collection of objects bequeathed to the University by Geo-Spencer Percival, Trinity Hall.

Inscription

‘And Vogl.’ (reverse of compass box)

Description Notes

Decorated gilt-brass octagonal base. Inset compass with silvered base; 8-point rose; cardinal points marked in Latin; marked for magnetic variation at about 15˚ W of N. silvered hour ring (silvering worn; 28-1-2000) divided III - XII, I - IX, numbered by I, subdivided to 30 minutes; also subdivided to 30 minutes on inner rim. Silvered latitude arc divided 0 - 84˚ (divided [10] - 84˚; 28-1-2000), numbered by 10˚, subdivided to 2˚ [errors in calibration (30 marked as 40; 28-1-2000)]. (Folding gnomon on diametrical bar; 28-1-2000). Reverse of compass box marked ‘Eleu Pol’ with five towns listed with their latitudes: Augsburg and Paris 48, Cracau and Prague 50, Leipzig 51. Hinge of hour ring and rim of ring marked ‘VV’.
(Also base marked ‘VV’; 28-1-2000).

Condition: good (silvering worn).

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