Astrolabe "Sacramento B"

Agostinho de Goes Raposo1650

Portuguese Maritime Museum, a world of discoveries
Lisboa, Portugal

Signed by the Portuguese Agostinho Gois Raposo, made circa 1650. Recovered in 1977 from the wrecksite of the Portuguese galleon "Sacramento", sunkin 1668 in Todos os Santos Bay (Brazil). Offered by the Brazilian Navy.

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Details

Title: Astrolabe "Sacramento B"
Creator: Agostinho de Goes Raposo
Date Created: 1650
Location: Permanent Exhibition / Discoveries Hall
Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 171 mm; Thickness: 20 mm
Type: Nautical Instrument
Rights: Belongs to the Museum

Portuguese Maritime Museum, a world of discoveries

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