Accession No

0862

Brief Description

gilt brass recipiangle, attributed to Zubler, German, circa 1610

Origin

Germany [based on attributed maker]

Maker

Zubler [attributed]

Class

surveying

Earliest Date

1610

Latest Date

1612

Inscription Date

Material

metal (brass, steel, gilt)

Dimensions

length 413mm; breadth 131mm; height 147mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from A.S. Jones. The instrument found its way to Sotheby's, where it was purchased by A.S. Jones on 17/03/1938. Later acquired by Henri Michel, Brussels, Belgium. Originally in a collection of geodetic instruments made for Emperor Rudolph II (1552 - 1612).

Inscription

Description Notes

Gilt-brass semi-circle graduated [0] - 180 numbered by 10 subdivided to 1. Sector pivots from centre of circle, scale on each arm divided 0 - 1500 numbered by 25 divided to 5 (right hand arm has every hundreth division written back to front). Grooves cut along both edges of each arm, Sliding cursor for sight vane (missing) on left hand arm only). Clamps for each arm below semicircle. Ball and socket joint with shaft for attachment to tripod.

Condition good; incomplete (sight vanes and one cursor missing)

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