Epact: Astrolabe signed by Gillis Coignet, circa 1575

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Astrolabe
Signed by Gillis Coignet
circa 1575; Antwerp
Gilt brass; 182 mm in diameter

This Flemish astrolabe is not dated, but other instruments by the same maker and the Julian calendar used on the back suggest it was made in about 1575.

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Registration no. MLA 1895,7-23.61

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