Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date late 19th century
Place North Africa
Material Brass
Inventory no. 47714
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
There are 3 plates with latitudes ranging from 21°0' to 35°0' .

Latitude 21°0'

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Transcription Translation Notes Type
مكه و ؟؟؟ كا م Mecca and ???? 21°40 Latitude
مشرق East Direction
مغرب West Direction
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Latitude 26°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
مشرق East Direction
مغرب West Direction
بعد السودان كو Country of Sudan, 26° Latitude
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Latitude 25°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
مشرق East Direction
مغرب West Direction
المدينة المشرفة كه ل Noble Medina, 25°30' Latitude
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Latitude 35°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
طنجة و القصر كه Tangier and Qasr, 35° Latitude
مشرق East Direction
مغرب West Direction
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Latitude 31°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
مراكش و اسكندريه لا ل Marrakesh and Alexandria, 31°30' Latitude
مشرق East Direction
مغرب West Direction
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Latitude 34°0'

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Inscribed:
Transcription Translation Notes Type
فاس و مكناس و الرباط لد Fes, Meknes, and Rabat, 34° Latitude
مشرق East Direction
مغرب w Direction
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