Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 1643/4 (A.H. 1053)
Maker Muḥammad Muqīm
Place Lahore
Material Brass
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
Accession 1924-0/2009

Provenance

Evans bought it at a sale at Carpenden Park, Bushey, Hertfordshire, in July 1909. A small added inscription consists of the date 1806/7 (A.H. 1221), perhaps relating to a change of ownership.
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