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Description: | Wensday [sic] 1640
Surveyor's quadrant.
This is a horary quadrant marked with Gunter scales. On the reverse, the loss of the rotating disc allows a rare view of trial engraving in a space that was intended to be covered. Various numbers and letters appear, as does the date 1640 (twice), the word 'WENSDAY' and a depiction of a rabbit or hare. This is probably evidence of the maker practicing before he starts marking out the scales. On either side of the dial are two small tables. The left-hand one is a type of 'Capuchin Dial', so called because of its similarity to the shape of the Capuchin monk's hood.
In the apex is a quadrant of planetary hours.
On the reverse in a Rojas dial.
Volvelle missing.
Fitted with sights &plumb bob.
caption: Reverse of Gunter quadrant
caption: unavailable
caption: Obverse of Gunter quadrant | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | quadrants | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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