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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.
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
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