reply to post by Skyfloating
You're right. Google is not being helpful at all. I looked up the archbishop, mentioned earlier by TWISI and there's plenty about his descendent
but only a cursory mention of the archbishop from the timeframe mentioned.
What I did find interesting was that the archbishop (on which their was some information) had an extension collection of clocks, sundials,
astronomical instruments.
Salzburg (Austria)
26 July - 13 November 1994
Exhibit "Time and Measures. Sun-dials and scientific devices."
On display will include clocks, sun-dials, globes, distance-measuring
instruments, telescopes, astrolabia, Armillarspheres, precision instruments
by Georg Friedrich Brander, measuring instruments from mountain works,
technical supplies for war-purposes, portraits, and graphics. In the center
of the collection stand the clocks, and sun-dials from the collection of
the Arch-Bishop of Salzburg Leopold Anton Freiherr von Firmian (1727-1744).
Specifically, a 1 meter high astronomical table-clock.
Salzburger Museum Carolino Augusteum, Museumsplatz 1, A-5020 Salzburg,
Tel. (0662) 8411-34/37
Bit of a coincidence, eh? This is from Anton Firmian. I believe (not at all sure) that it was his uncle, Ernst, that was also an archbishop-possibly
the one mentioned. TWISI, a little help, please?