The seventeenth century
The finest London makers of the 17th century Z such as Elias Allen [2] Z ran shops which were centres of information and discussion. Although they belonged to a craft world and learnt their skills by apprenticeship, able makers could participate in a wider world of learning and investigation.
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Related Objects:
- Inventory No. 55532, "Altitude Quadrant from a Peractor, English, Early 17th Century" [2000-7]
- Inventory No. 35515, "Double Horizontal Dial, by Elias Allen, London, c.1630" [1943-5], Allen, Elias
- Inventory No. 83199, "Equinoctial Ring Dial, by Ralph Greatorex, London, c. 1660" [1987-7], Greatorex, Ralph
- Inventory No. 38739, "Triangular Quadrant, by John Browne?, London?, 17th Century" [1986-11], Browne, John
- Inventory No. 38992, "Horary Planisphere and Quadrant, by Henry Sutton, London, 1659" [1924-0/part], Sutton, Henry
- Inventory No. 54294, "Magnetic Azimuth Dial, by Henry Sutton, London, c. 1650" [1955-40], Sutton, Henry
- Inventory No. 55166, "Gunter-Type Horary Quadrant, by Walter Hayes, London, 17th Century" [1973-13], Hayes, Walter