Date |
17th century |
Place |
India (?) |
Material |
Brass |
Acquisition |
Presented by A. E. Gunther in
1986 |
Accession |
1940-6/part |
Provenance
The Gunther Collection, initially
deposited on loan in 1940 by the executors of R. T. Gunther
(1869-1940), the Museum's founding Curator, was a very
miscellaneous collection, and contained four astrolabes (one
of them added later). Unfortunately Gunther does not record
how he acquired this astrolabe. It was in his possession
before 1932, when it was included in his book The Astrolabes
of the World.