Combined sector and folding alidade

Made:: 1601-1700 in Italy

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Combined sector and folding alidade, possibly Italian
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Combined sector and folding alidade, possibly Italian, 17th century

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Category:: Surveying

Object Number:: 1944-13

type:: alidade - surveying

credit:: Winn, G.W.

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Combined sector and folding alidade

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