Combined spirit level & compass, British, 1820-1829
- Made:
- 1820-1829 in Newcastle upon Tyne
- maker:
- John Cail
Spirit level with magnetic compass in case, by John Cail, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1820-29. Used by George Stephenson on the Manchester and Liverpool Railway survey in 1829
Details
- Category:
- Surveying
- Object Number:
- 1892-21
- type:
- surveying level
- taxonomy:
-
- furnishing and equipment
- measuring device - instrument
- furnishing and equipment
- measuring device - instrument
- credit:
- Stannard, A.
