98th Auction

2018/11/10

Lot 200

Julius Wanschaff, Berlin, No. 267, Height 250 mm, circa 1875
A universal instrument
Case: cast iron, steel and brass.
This measuring device made by Julius Wannschaff (1844-1903) in Berlin is stamped with a Prussian eagle and "M1". At the time this was a state-of-the-art instrument - a similar design was built by the company Bamberg in Berlin. In addition to a lateral telescope, the device has a vertical circle with a 120 mm diameter and a horizontal circle of 135 mm, both with microscope rulers to be read through four microscopes. The instrument comes with a vintage (but not original) wood and leather case.
The instrument was probably commissioned by the royal surveying and mapping department and then taken over and put to use by the navy.

Sold

estimated
1.2003.000 €
Price realized
1.700 €