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Handcrafted plaster piece made using moulds signed by the RABASF. 15 cm.

This Urania Propitia has been made in the style of astronomical compendiums, so popular in the 16th century. Inside the Renaissance-style case, we find a sundial with a folding gnomon, mounted on a compass with a scale graduated from 10 to 30º for correcting for magnetic declination. 2.8 x 8.4 cm.

Reproduction of a 17th-century octant. Made of wood and brass. 32 x 27.5 x 6.5 cm.

Miniature astronomical ring with base. Made of wood and brass. 13 x 4.5 x 4 cm.

Reproduction of a classical astrolabe. Made of wood and brass. 13 x 10 x 7 cm.

The Pizarro Sundial is a scientific instrument that is both ornamental and functional, as it allows us to tell solar time. Made of wood and brass. 2 x 5 x 7 cm.

Compass with a snap-on cover” depicts a compass rose whose 32 divisions correspond to each of the cardinal points (each equivalent to 11.25°) and equipped with an outer ring divided into 360°. Made from cast metals, steel molds, plastics, paper, wood… 2.8 x 3.6 cm.

Compass made from cast metals, steel molds, plastics, paper, wood… A nautical instrument whose use was fundamental to the development of navigation and cartography. 5.8 x 10 cm.

Nautical instrument used in the 16th century. Its use during the Age of Discovery was essential for navigation and the development of cartography. Made of brass. 4.5 x 8.5 cm.

Scientific instrument called the Astronomical Ring. It consists of an adjustable ring for various latitudes, a meridian ring with a latitude scale, a fold-down hour ring, and a central grooved ruler with graduations for the months, over which a small perforated cylinder moves. The time obtained is the local solar time. 12 x 10 cm.

Life-size reproduction of an Empire-style bronze figure from the Casita del Labrador in Aranjuez. Patinated bronze resin. 27x28x12 cm.

Life-size reproduction of an Empire-style bronze figure from the Casita del Labrador in Aranjuez. Patinated bronze resin. 27x28x12 cm.