"Portable Brass Sundial By Nicolas Bion. Paris 1700."
Engraved brass pocket sundial made by Nicolas Bion (1655-1733), at the end of the reign of Louis XIV.Butterfield type, Octagonal tray richly engraved freehand. Compass to the north marked by a fleur-de-lis. On the back the main cities of Europe (with writing of the time: Lisle, Basle, Roüen, Lion) Paris, Marseille, Rennes, Brest, London, Warsaw, Bayonne, Grenoble, Metz, etc., accompanied by the height adjustment of the gnomon to the bird.
Good condition. Original needle and glass.
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