Proportional compass

Proportional compass, gilt brass with burnished iron points

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Proportional compass, gilt brass with burnished iron points
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Proportional compass, gilt brass with burnished iron points, 17th century in the style of Jost Burgi

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Category:
Mathematics
Object Number:
1988-316
type:
proportional compass
credit:
Christie's South Kensington Limited