Accession No

3656

Brief Description

latitude table and instruction sheet for use of an Augsburg dial, by Lorenz Grassl, German, 18th Century

Origin

Germany; Augsburg

Maker

Grassl, Lorenz

Class

ephemera; dials

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

height 185mm; breadth 123mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘Elevatio Poli.’ (top of first side)
‘L’usance de la Boussole ou Compas est.’ (top of second side)
‘Lorenz Grassl,
Faiseur de Compas à Augsbourg.’ (bottom of second side)

Description Notes

Printed black and white instruction sheet; one side gives an alphabetical table of latitudes of 158 places in Europe and the other gives instructions for use of an Augsburg dial.

Condition good; complete

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