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Description: | Macquart AParis
Butterfield dial for latitudes 40�-55� North. Standard three-scale dial (see related terms) except for the following details:-
The second scale is numbered 4-12, 1-8 and the third, [IV] V-XII, I-VII, [VIII]. The compass has an eight-point rose with the cardinal and quadrantal points named in French and intermediate points marked by lines. North is offset 15� West to allow for magnetic variation. The latitude scale on the gnomon is adjustable for latitudes 40�-55�. The compass base is engraved with acanthus at the centre, while the remainder of the base and the back of the dial-plate is filled with a table of latitudes in two columns consisting of towns and cities in Europe.
This is a simple but beautifully engraved Butterfield dial and is signed 'Macquart AParis' on the reverse side.
For more information regarding this dial please refer to the OUP & NMM catalogue, 'Sundials at Greenwich'.
Similar example in sales catalogue c.2004 estimated $8500 (approx �4700)
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