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A brass octagonal Butterfield-type dial
A brass octagonal Butterfield type dial signed Butterfield a Paris, engraved for latitudes 40, 45, 49 and 52 with compass, the underside engraved with the latitudes of eighteen continental cities and towns 3 inch (7.6 cm) long; a French surveying cross in case; a gunner's level in leather case; a collection of various instruments and guages including a pair of [?] 16th century dividers; and other items
A brass octagonal Butterfield type dial signed Butterfield a Paris, engraved for latitudes 40, 45, 49 and 52 with compass, the underside engraved with the latitudes of eighteen continental cities and towns 3 inch (7.6 cm) long; a French surveying cross in case; a gunner's level in leather case; a collection of various instruments and guages including a pair of [?] 16th century dividers; and other items