perspectograph

perspectograph
\\pə(r)ˈspektəˌgraf, -rȧf\ noun
Etymology: Latin perspectus (past participle of perspicere to look through) + English -o + -graph — more at perspective
: an instrument used as an aid to drawing in perspective by fixing in the picture the positions of some of the points or outlines of the objects to be represented

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