Distance Meter for Plane Table, 1765-1775

Distance meter (telemeter) for use with plane table

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Distance meter (telemeter) for use with plane table
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Distance meter (telemeter) for use with plane table, by Georg Friedrich Brander, unsigned, Augsburg, Germany, 1765-75.

Details

Category:
Surveying
Object Number:
1986-655
Materials:
mahogany (wood), box (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, paper (fibre product) and fishskin
Measurements:
overall: 170 mm x 430 mm x 110 mm, 1.425kg
type:
telemeter and instrument component
credit:
Christie's South Kensington Limited