Null Equinoctial sundial by Andréas Vogler (1730-1800) in Augsburg. Octagonal gi…

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Equinoctial sundial by Andréas Vogler (1730-1800) in Augsburg. Octagonal gilded brass plate chased with scrolls, with stylus axis and graduated quarter-circle. Signed on the reverse and indicating the latitudes of seven European cities. Width 5 cm. With a bilingual French-German paper instruction leaflet listing the latitudes of numerous cities and a cardboard storage box, in poor condition. Second half of 18th century.

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Equinoctial sundial by Andréas Vogler (1730-1800) in Augsburg. Octagonal gilded brass plate chased with scrolls, with stylus axis and graduated quarter-circle. Signed on the reverse and indicating the latitudes of seven European cities. Width 5 cm. With a bilingual French-German paper instruction leaflet listing the latitudes of numerous cities and a cardboard storage box, in poor condition. Second half of 18th century.

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