Portable Equatorial
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"Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum" Object Description
Scrolled square frame with animal allegories of the Four Continents: camel, horse, lion and monkey; hinged quadrant, hour circle with gnomon and pendulum; in center, recessed circular box with compass needle, the face engraved with mermaid and triton; set on three adjustable legs.
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All Works in Curationist’s archives can be reproduced and used freely. How to attribute this Work:
Jacob Emanuel Laminit, German, 1719–1760, Portable Equatorial, 1740s, 1750s, "Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", Smithsonian Institution. CC0.
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