A GILT BRASS EQUINOCTIAL RING DIAL
A GILT BRASS EQUINOCTIAL RING DIAL

GERMAN 17TH CENTURY

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A GILT BRASS EQUINOCTIAL RING DIAL
GERMAN 17TH CENTURY
the 3½-inch dial with 32-point compass rose to top, chapter ring I-XII-I-XII marked for every half-hour, lacking gnomon, one quadrant graduated 0-90°, engraved latitudes for 38 towns and cities, on scalloped foot.

5½in. (14cm.) high

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