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« Home » Press » Ancient Stargazing Marvel Seeks $1.1 Million at Auction

Ancient Stargazing Marvel Seeks $1.1 Million at Auction

This exceptionally rare, gilt brass astrolabe helped orient travelers toward Mecca.

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  × Ptolemy's first projection, with the "finest Ptolemaic plates produced until Gerard Mercator"
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