Wooden Column Sundial with Map Decoration

Made:
1651-1725 in Germany
Wooden column sundial, designed for a latitude of 49?

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Wooden column sundial, designed for a latitude of 49?
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Wooden column sundial, designed for a latitude of 49°, bearing a map of Bavaria, unsigned, Germany, 1651-1725.

Details

Category:
Time Measurement
Object Number:
1938-22
Materials:
wood (unidentified) and bronze (copper, tin alloy)
Measurements:
overall: 183 mm x 63 mm x 39 mm, 47 mm, .05 kg
type:
sundial
credit:
Buch-und Kunstantiquariat Auktionsinst.