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surveyor''s compasses

Terms
  • Surveyor's Compasses
Dimensions133.35 × 48.26 × 16.19 cm (52 1/2 × 19 × 6 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Cummings E. Davis (1886)
Object numberA2071
DescriptionBrass Surveyor's compass with wood trim. Mounted on tall wooden stand with brass fixtures. The Compass has a long eyepiece attached to a dial. The dial has numbers indicating longitude and latitude as well as east and west. Under N there is fleur-de-lis with the words hunt and cork.
Collections
  • Timepieces and Scientific Instruments