| Date |
16th century (?) |
| Place |
North Africa |
| Material |
Brass |
| Acquisition |
Lent by the Bodleian Library,
Oxford, in 1952 |
| Accession |
1952-76 |
Provenance
It came to the Bodleian Library in 1659
along with the huge collection of manuscripts bequeathed by
John Selden (1584-1654), jurist and antiquary, and M.P. for
Oxford University (Bodleian shelfmark MS Arch. Seld. A 72
(1)). The Bodleian's other astrolabe (inventory no. 47063),
presented by Archbishop Laud, is also believed to have
belonged to Selden, whose interests included Judaic and
Syrian studies and calendrics.