Cooper Hewitt
Portable Equatorial
Jacob Emanuel Laminit, German, 1719–1760 · 1748
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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