Surveyor's compass
- Image
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- Created Date
- circa 1849
- Description
Land surveyor's compass; Surveyor's compass of brass in box of mahogany. Two brass pieces projecting from each side of compass for securing to a tripod. Two brass screws and two brass "L" shaped pieces. Two levels, one at each side of compass.
- Creator
E. & G.W. Blunt (Firm) (manufacturer)
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Location
- New York (N.Y.)
- Type
- physical object
- Format
- Length: (16 in)Depth: (7.375 in)Height: (3.5 in)Brass (alloy)Glass (material)
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © Chicago Historical Society, published on or before 2017, all rights reserved.
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- Chicago citation style
- E. & G.W. Blunt (Firm) (manufacturer). Surveyor's compass. circa 1849. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2140. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- E. & G.W. Blunt (Firm) (manufacturer), (circa 1849) Surveyor's compass. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2140
- MLA citation style
- E. & G.W. Blunt (Firm) (manufacturer). Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_museum/id/2140>.