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Astrolabe
Unknown, 1983, Photograph
Astrolabe
Astrolabe
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Item no
38052
Title
Astrolabe
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1983
Size
13.2 x 10.9 cm
Type
Photograph
The oldest and most valuable complete navigational instrument in existence. The astrolabe, brass, eight inches in diameter and weighing 6lb 6oz, was designed to calculate latitude. It was probably made in Portugal in 1555 - the date stamped on one side. Experts have suggested its value is at least £250,000.
From Dundee Museum and Art Gallery.
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Leith Miscellany Vol IX
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