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A 19TH/20TH CENTURY CHINESE BOXWOOD ASTRONOMICAL
A 19TH/20TH CENTURY CHINESE BOXWOOD ASTRONOMICAL
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A 19TH/20TH CENTURY CHINESE BOXWOOD ASTRONOMICAL COMPASS & CASE, the circular compass inscribed with an array of numerous characters, the plain case of square section, the case 8.1in square, the compass 7.1in diameter.
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