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BY MICHEAL BUTTERFIELD (1635-1724), PARIS, LATE 17TH/EARLY 18TH CENTURY
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A French engraved brass compass sundial
By Micheal Butterfield (1635-1724), Paris, late 17th/early 18th century
Engraved with the hours for latitudes 52, 49, 46 and 43, the inset compass with sixteen compass points, blued-iron needle with glazed cover, the center signed Butterfield Paris, the folding gnomon with bird-shaped pointer, and graduated 40-60, the underside engraved with latitudes for thirty-one continental cities and towns; with contemporary case covered in fishskin and lined in green filt
7.3 cm. wide x 6.7 cm. wide
By Micheal Butterfield (1635-1724), Paris, late 17th/early 18th century
Engraved with the hours for latitudes 52, 49, 46 and 43, the inset compass with sixteen compass points, blued-iron needle with glazed cover, the center signed Butterfield Paris, the folding gnomon with bird-shaped pointer, and graduated 40-60, the underside engraved with latitudes for thirty-one continental cities and towns; with contemporary case covered in fishskin and lined in green filt
7.3 cm. wide x 6.7 cm. wide
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