Astrolabe Catalogue

 

Date ca. 1400
Place Paris (?)
Material Brass
Acquisition Presented by Lewis Evans in 1924
Accession 1924-0/2063

Provenance

Unusually Evans does not record how he acquired this astrolabe. A plate for the specific latitude of 48° 49' suggests that it was originally made for use in Paris.
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