"Equinoctial Portable Sundial Signed Andreas Vogler. With Its Case."
PORTABLE EQUINOCTIAL SUNDIAL WITH ECRINAndreas VOGLER (circa 1730 - 1800)
Augsburg, Germany, mid-18th century
Gilded brass and glass
H. 5.2; L. 4.9; Thickness 1.3 cm
Octagonal equinoctial portable sundial in gilded brass with a plate engraved with friezes, a compass, a folding gnomon and an hour circle that can be oriented according to the latitude indications engraved on the cursor. On the reverse, the compass bowl is marked with certain latitudes: “Elev Pol Augsburg Paris 48 Cracau Prag 50 Leipzig 51” and is signed “And. Vogl” for Andreas Vogler.
Original brown leather case.
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