17th century signed Italian parallel ruler

17th century signed Italian parallel ruler

Stock Number: 430123 C

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Dimensions

Length 53,56 cm width: 5,7 cm.

Circa

17th century

Maker

Palumb of Genua

Categories: Maritime, Navigational instruments

Description

A 17th century Italian parallel ruler, used to plot courses and directions on a nautical chart. The ruler bears different signatures: ‘Pex, Geometric’, ‘Fecit Palumb,’, ‘Anno 1643’ and ‘Palmus Genuen’. Which indicate that is made by Palumb in 1643 and depicting the palm of Genua.

The Parallel ruler is connected by four screws, On the left plate there is an arrow pointed to a dot. And on the right there are on both sides three dots. The ruler contains 9 rows and goes to 900 in length.

Length 53,56 cm width: 5,7 cm.

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NL Van Leest Antiques

Van Leest Antiques

Van Leest Antiques, based in Utrecht in the Netherlands, specialises in antique scientific and medical instruments. Their collection covers mainly scientific and medical antique instruments: barometers, globes and planataria, nautical instruments, anatomical models, and pharmacy items. Toon Van Leest travels regularly in Europe and visits trade fairs, auctions, and antique dealers to collect stock and to find pieces to fulfil his clients' unusual requests.

As well as being an avid antique collector and dealer, Toon Van Leest is also a dentist. He believes that antiques are a stable investment, not reliant on trends or fashion, and have truly lasting value. Above all, he says, antiques are timeless and never lose their beauty.