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THOMAS COOPER
Nocturlabe in boxwood and brass, the wheels held by a central nut presenting an annual calendar divided into months and days, an hour disc and a mobile alidade signed and dated "Thomas Cooper 1701", the back engraved with a compass rose. The grip is openwork with a heart inscribed "Both Bears" for the Big and Little Dipper.
England, 1701
H. without the alidade : 20,5 cm - H. total : 26 cm
(Wear, small cracks)
Nocturlabe in boxwood and brass, the wheels held by a central nut presenting an annual calendar divided into months and days, an hour disc and a mobile alidade signed and dated "Thomas Cooper 1701", the back engraved with a compass rose. The grip is openwork with a heart inscribed "Both Bears" for the Big and Little Dipper.
England, 1701
H. without the alidade : 20,5 cm - H. total : 26 cm
(Wear, small cracks)