Accession No

3653

Brief Description

latitude table and instruction sheet for Augsburg dial, by Ludwig Theodatus Müller, Germany; 18th Century

Origin

Germany; Augsburg

Maker

Müller, Ludwig Theodatus

Class

prints; dials

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

height 185mm; breadth 127mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘Elevatio Poli.’ (top of first side)
‘Gebrauch dieses Universal-Compasses.’ (top of second side)
‘Ludovicus Theodatus Müller,
Compass-Macher und Mechanicus
in Augspurg.’ (bottom right hand corner of second side)

Description Notes

Black and white printed instruction sheet with alphabetical table of latitudes for 158 towns in Europe on one side and instructions for use of an Augsburg dial on the other.

Condition fair (discoloured); complete.

References

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