LOT 47 A German Augsburg pattern gilt brass portable equinoctial compass sundial, Ludwig Theodor Muller, Au
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A German Augsburg pattern gilt brass portable equinoctial compass sundial Ludwig Theodor Muller, Augsburg, mid 18th century The recessed silvered compass centre with rose and radial lines engraved with German annotations for the four cardinal points beneath glazed panel within octagonal surround engraved with symmetrical foliate scrolls on a matted ground, the hinged open hour circle pivoting against folding curved latitude scale and engraved in reverse III-XII-IX with stylised wheatear half hour markers, the centre with pivoted needle gnomon set on a sprung arbor, the underside of the compass with engraved Elev Poli, Lisbon 39; Rom 42; Venedig 45; Wien, Munch, Aug sp. 4X; Nurn, Regen sp 49; Prag, Cracau 50; Leizig 51 over monogram L.T.M. to lower margin, 6cm (2.375ins) wide. The exact working dates for Ludwig Theodor (or Ludovicus Theodatus) Muller appear to be unknown however he is believed to have flourished between 1710 and 1770.
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