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A large Lennel brass graphometer, French, dated 1776, image 1
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Lot 67

A large Lennel brass graphometer,
French, dated 1776,

15 September 2021, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £3,187.50 inc. premium

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A large Lennel brass graphometer, French, dated 1776,

signed Lennel à La Sphere à Paris 1776, the silver compass rose engraved with eight cardinal points and with 360 degree scale, in brass frame with set of open sights, alidade moving over double 180 degree scale, on ball joint,
13 3/4in (35cm) wide

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Louis-Pierre-Florimond Lennel (d.1784) was based in Paris, succeeding his mentor Jacques Canivet in 1774. He was responsible for instrumentation at the prestigious Paris Observatory.

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