Lot no. 255
Johann MARTIN (1642 - 1721)
Equinox sundial in silver and brass. The octagonal plate incorporates a compass with a brass base engraved with the four cardinal points. The rotating hour scale indicates 3-12-9. The brass latitude arc is graduated from 30° to 90°.
Signed Johann Martin in Augspurg 48
On the reverse, twenty-five cities listed according to their latitude, from 41° to 60°: Madrid, Venetia, Lyon, Paris, Nürnberg, Copenhagen, etc.
Germany, Augsburg, circa 1700
5 x 4.5 cm
(minor oxidation, later feet and arch)
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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