Cabasson
Contenu
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Nom
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Cabasson
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Couverture temporelle
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Mid-18th century
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Biographie
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Apprenticed to J. B. Delure on 21 September 1718 in the Founders' Company,1 he was the son-in-law of Macquart (q. v). Instruments dated 1730, 1733, 1738, 1740, 1742 and 1753 by him are known.2
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Notes biographiques
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1 Augarde 68.
2 A portable quadrant which belonged to the Société Royale des Sciences de Montpellier was acquired by Montferrier for drawing a map of the diocese is dated 1730 (see Faidit 34). An octogonal equinoctial dial which was in the Schuhmann Collection is dated 1733, a demi-pied de Roi Collection Sc instruments, Harvard is dated 1738; a Butterfield dial once in the Hamilton/Mercator Collection, 1740; and an equinoctial ring dial in the Nachet collection, 1753. An undated sector (Randier 28.2.82 lot 74), two graduated rulers (Mensing Collection) are also known, as is a compass paper (Tesseract 66 no 25).
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Adresse ; enseigne ; période ; source
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24, rue Joubert Paris
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Identifiant
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1269
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