Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date 17th century (?)
Place Turkey
Material Brass
Acquisition Presented by J. A. Billmeir in 1957
Accession 1957-84/171

Provenance

Billmeir bought it during the period 1955-57. The two specific plates (not in round degrees) for 21° 31' (Mecca) and 41° 31' indicate that it was originally made for a Muslim living at the latter latitude, perhaps Istanbul.
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