An early 19th Century Ottoman Turkish wood quadrant, lacquered and decorated in ink and gilt, signed and dated Ashraf 1227(H) = 1812 divided for latitude 41° (Istanbul) - 5½in. (14cm.) radius

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An early 19th Century Ottoman Turkish wood quadrant, lacquered and decorated in ink and gilt, signed and dated Ashraf 1227(H) = 1812 divided for latitude 41° (Istanbul) - 5½in. (14cm.) radius

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