Accession No

3654

Brief Description

instruction sheet and latitude table for Augsburg dial, by Johann Georg Vogler, German, 18th Century

Origin

Germany; Augsburg

Maker

Vogler, Johann Georg

Class

prints; dials

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

height 183mm; breadth 135mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘Elevatio Poli’ (top of first side)
‘Gebrauch dises Compasses.’ (top of second side)
‘Johann Georg Vogler,
Compass-Macher
in Augspurg.’ (bottom right of second side)

Description Notes

Black and white printed instruction sheet. One side gives an alphabetical latitude table for 158 places in Europe. The other side gives instructions for use of the Augsburg dial.

Condition fair (discoloured; some holes); complete.

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