Late 17Th Century Surveying Compass with four Pinnules Signed HAYE A PARIS
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Late 17Th Century Surveying Compass with four Pinnules Signed HAYE A PARIS
Dimensions
13 CM X 13 CM
Circa
1690
Maker
HAYE
Country of manufacture
France
Description
“Four pinnules, each with a slot, are attached to the compass shelf, which is mounted on a knee stand (and engraved with the signature); two of the stands can be folded down laterally. In the middle, the compass has a central rosette and a sixteen-way compass rose on its base, with a fleur-de-lis in the north, the French names of the four cardinal points and the initials of the four collaterals; a 360-degree scale surrounds the compass rose on a platform (numbered 10-180 X 2, from north to east). The arrow-shaped pointer can be locked against the glass wall by a screw-operated lever.
Haye Thomas working from 1690 to 1720.
” L’academie des Sciences” have a model of compass signed Haye.
Louvre Museum have a similar compass inspired from the Haye model signed Canivet à Paris Inv OA 10758
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