Distance Meter for Plane Table, 1765-1775
- maker:
- Georg Friedrich Brander
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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
