Equatorial pocket sundial
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
Second half of the 18th century
VOGLER, ANDREAS Augsburg Title: Equatorial pocket sundial. Date: Second half of the 18th century. Material: Brass, engraved, glass among other materials. Measurement: 1 x 5,5 x 5 cm.
Description: Octagonal base plate with fine engravings around the edge and a recessed compass housing. A hinged hour ring with Roman numerals and a protractor with angle markings. The polar heights are engraved on the underside of the compass housing: ‘leva Pol Augsburg Paris 48. Crac au Prag 50. Leipzig Cölln 51. London 52’.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- Brass, engraved, glass
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 1 x 5,5 x 5 cm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements describe the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 203852386
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.