Travel sundial / compass-sundial in turtle horn box, Horizontal sundial for traveling in square box with lid. In the lid there is a rotating plate that indicates the rise and fall of the moon and the months, days and night length. On the outside bottom an engraved hand can be set on the month of the year., Dieppe, Charles Bloud, 1600 - 1699, glass, paper, silver (metal), gilding, l 9.8 cm × w 9.2 cm × h 1.5 cm
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Travel sundial, compass-sundial, turtle horn box, Horizontal sundial, traveling, square box, lid, rotating plate, indicates, rise, fall, moon, months, days, night length, outside bottom, engraved hand, set, month, year, Dieppe, Charles Bloud, 1600, 1699, glass, paper, black-and-white, metal, gilding, l 9 8
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