Sundial
Date
ca.1667
Creator
John Marke (1636, British) , Instrument maker
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p201v
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 378mm
width (page): 326mm
width (page): 326mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Double horizontal sundial plate, inscribed ‘Johannes Marke Londini fecit. 1667’. The dial’s longitude value (51 degrees 32 minutes) indicates that the instrument was intended to be used in the vicinity of London.
From a reversed-out paper print, taken from the instrument itself.
Engraving found among the papers of Robert Boyle.
From a reversed-out paper print, taken from the instrument itself.
Engraving found among the papers of Robert Boyle.
Transcription
Manuscript inscription verso: ‘F. Sun Dials.’
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Related fellows
Robert Boyle (1627 - 1691, British) , Natural philosopher
Associated place