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Post 1752 Gunter Quadrant or Horary Quadrant
English bowxwood Gunter Quadrant or Horary Quadrant to measure the altitude of the polestar or the sun, to determine your latitude at sea or time on land.
Type of object:
Astrolabe en Quadrant
Time period:
Britain rules the waves + France
Place:
England
Date:
1752
Maker / Author:
Gunter
Publisher / Printer:
not known
Dimensions:
10.7 cm radius
Material:
Boxwood and brass
Graduation:
Inscription:
Provenance:
Charles Miller UK
References:
Cowham, M. A dial in your Poke The Dorset Press, 2011 ; p.32-3
Dominique & Eric Delalande ‘Cadrans Solaires ‘Sundails’ , p 382
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