An unusual cased chart or map proportionnal dividers with curved pointers, circa 1800-1820
€450
Circa
1800
Country of manufacture
France
Description
A very fine and unusual chart or map proportionnal dividers made in brass and steel with four curved points, certainly used in mapping or cartography.
The instrument is not signed, but certainly French, circa 1800-1820.
The two arms are only one scale divided from 1/2 to 1/12.
The instrument measures 17cm lenght and the case in green morroco lined in green silk and velvet measures 18x4cm.
Unusual and in excellent and genuine condition.
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Dealer information
Le Zograscope
Established by Alexandre Piffault in 2014 and based in Paris at 5 rue de Condé, 75006, very close to Odéon, Le Zograscope specializes in antique and rare books in Science, Medicine and Technology, and rare antique instruments in the same fields. We have especially a strong interest in early and continental microscopy, early and special mathematical/drawing instruments, medical and surgical instrument, and rare technology.
Personnal website : https://www.lezograscope.com/
