Compasses

THEODOLITE WITH COMPASS

Reproduction of an aged brass theodolite with an acacia wood platform on the axis of which is a compass.

THEODOLITE WITH COMPASS

Decorative theolodite with compass in brass and acacia wood.

NAUTICAL BRASS SUNDIAL COMPASS

Brass sundial-compass with a sheesham wood case decorated with brass inlays.

NAUTICAL BRASS SUNDIAL COMPASS

The invention of the portable equinoctial sundial is attributed to Nicolas Rugendas, master watchmaker of German origin in 1620 and author of the oldest dial of the Augsburg type. The first portable equinoctial clocks appeared in southern Germany, during the reign of Charles V, at the beginning of the 16th century. They acquired their popularity only in...