A 19th CenturyFrench brass octagonal equinoctial dial signed Langois AParis aux Galleries du Louvre on the horizontal plate and further engraved with the names and latitudes of 3 continental cities, the broken hour ring engraved with a further 2 names and latitudes, the folding latitude arc divided 0°-75°, the underside of the compasss box engraved with the names and latitudes of another 31 continental cities and towns - 3 1/8in(8cm)long; and a brass horizontal compass sundial, unsigned, with folding string gnomon support - 3in.(7.6cm)long (2)

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A 19th CenturyFrench brass octagonal equinoctial dial signed Langois AParis aux Galleries du Louvre on the horizontal plate and further engraved with the names and latitudes of 3 continental cities, the broken hour ring engraved with a further 2 names and latitudes, the folding latitude arc divided 0°-75°, the underside of the compasss box engraved with the names and latitudes of another 31 continental cities and towns - 3 1/8in(8cm)long; and a brass horizontal compass sundial, unsigned, with folding string gnomon support - 3in.(7.6cm)long (2)

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