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II.56 Astrolabe
Maker: unknown
Place:English?
Date:late 16th cent.
Materials:brass
Dimensions:diameter 290 mm
Current inventory:1100
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All that survives of this astrolabe is the mater, whose back displays an orthographic-projection planisphere based on the model introduced by Juan de Rojas. Probable provenance: Robert Dudley bequest to the Medici collections.

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