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Category
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Place
Material
Date

Plane table outfit by Benjamin Cole

1750-1766

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

1663

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

1784

‘Trans-Pac’ GPS receiver, 1990-1991

1990-1991

Magnifying stereoscope, 1940

1940

Surveyor's pocket sextant.

1795-1805

Altazimuth theodolite by Benjamin Cole & Son

1755-1765

Graphometer with magnetic compass

1710-1720

Simple theodolite

1600-1630

Simple theodolite

1600-1630

Telescope used by General Roy for measuring base line to link Paris and Greenwich

Pedometer by Spencer & Perkins

1775-1794

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Brass reflecting circle.

1865-1871

DKMI model theodolite, Swiss, 1960-1965

1960-1965

Station-pointer 6 inch with 3 extension arms each 12 ins. long. Engraved "Potter

1870

Double-mirror heliotrope (Spiegelkreutz-heliotrop) for geodetic work

1822

Sextant-heliotype, as invented by C.F. Gauss

1827

Steel measuring wedge by Otto Fennel und Soehne

1910

6 inch altazimuth theodolite by W. & T. Gilbert

1840

Clinometer, German, 1850-1900

1850-1900

Nonien scale reading microscope

1914

Schatz scale reading microscope

1914

Transit theodolite, British, 1816-1850

1816-1850

Gentilli type tacheometer, Austrian.

1868-1876

Hypsometer, British, 1890-1893

1890-1893

Two foot geodetic theodolite, 1826-1828

1826-1828

Combined level & clinometer, German, 1755

1755

Mining compass in engraved ivory case, Italian, 17th century

1601-1700

Surveying aneroid barometer

1940

Raper type optical opposite, British, 1824-1834

1824-1834

McCallam's patent distance indicator, 1864

1864

Cross-head, 1690-1710

1690-1710

Circumferentor by J. Sisson of London

1731-1770

Azimuth Sighting Compass, British, 1818-1850

1818-1850

Magnetic compass, Italian, 1601-1700

1601-1700

Simple theodolite, English, 1690-1725

1690-1725

Bronze bench mark, American,1914

1914

Bronze triangulation mark, French, 1910-1914

1910-1914

Fenner type rangefinder, British, 1892

1892

Bronze triangulation station mark, Canadian, 1920

1920

Triangulation mark, French, 1914

1914

Sectioned display theodolite, Swiss, 1970

1970

Planimeter, by Stanley

1901-1950

Amsler planimeter

1901-1950

Eclimeter, British, 1910-1950

1910-1950

Station pointer

1801-1900

15 inch dumpy level by R.B. Bate

1801-1850

Box type pocket sextant.

1845-1850

Prismatic compass with bubble tube and small telescope, 1840-1863

1832-1840