Faint lines on this
plate
suggest that it was initially engraved upside down.
Almucantars
Divisions |
Labelled |
Style |
Divided every 5° from 0° to 90° |
|
Plain line. |
Azimuths
Divisions |
Labelled |
Style |
Divided every 10° |
|
Plain line. |
Circles
Type |
Labelled |
Style |
Notes |
Equator |
|
Plain line. |
|
Tropic of Cancer |
|
Plain line. |
|
Tropic of Capricorn |
|
Plain line. |
|
Lines
Type |
Labelled |
Description |
Meridian line |
|
|
Horizon rectus |
|
|
Crepuscule |
|
|
Unequal hours |
Numbered (Numbers in Numbers, engraved script) |
(Gothic), Plain line style. |
Inscriptions
Transcription |
Translation |
Type |
42 |
42° |
Latitude |
Scales
Range & Units |
Numbered |
Geometry |
Location |
Degree |
0 - 360 Degrees |
Every 10 degrees |
Circular, concentric |
Tropic of Capricorn |