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Category
Collection
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Object type
Place
Material
Date

‘Trans-Pac’ GPS receiver, 1990-1991

1990-1991

Combined graphometer and plummet clinometer, 1663.

1663

100 Link Steel Surveying Chain, 1784.

1784

Plane table outfit by Benjamin Cole

1750-1766

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

Magnifying stereoscope, 1940

1940

Altazimuth theodolite by Benjamin Cole & Son

1755-1765

Graphometer with magnetic compass

1710-1720

Surveyor's pocket sextant.

1795-1805

Pedometer by Spencer & Perkins

1775-1794

Simple theodolite

1600-1630

Simple theodolite

1600-1630

Theodolite used for the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain

1791

Pocket aneroid barometer, unsigned, in case

Galton sun signal by Potter

1851-1900

14" Canadian Pattern Y-level

1920

Cooke Tavistock theodolite by Vickers Instruments

6 inch altazimuth theodolite by W. & T. Gilbert

1840

Heliograph by Cary, c.1830

1830

Cross head with compass and side-mounted spirit level

1850-1899

Schatz scale reading microscope

1914

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

1822

Surveying aneroid barometer

1940

Field aneroid barometer

McCallam's patent distance indicator, 1864

1864

Altitude instrument patented by W. Barclay, 1825

1825

7 inch altazimuth theodolite by Thomas Jones

1801-1850

Repeating Theodolite

1875

Paulin aneroid barometer, c. 1950. In Case.

1950

Set of six targets with backing plates

1960

Microptic theodolite

1970

5-inch transit theodolite

1944

Brass cross-head and compass, 1800

1800

Wooden foot rule, farmers staff

Dummy unit of Magellan Global Positioning System (GPS) Trailblazer XL hand-held system

1997

Aneroid Barometer, graduated in centibars, for land use

Gyro azimuth circle

circa 1947

Everest theodolite

circa 1855

Octagonal brass crosshead with compass

1850-1900

Level by Cooke Troughton and Simms Ltd of York

1970-1975

Layers of black card forming early model of micromap

Layers of grey card forming early model of micromap

Hydrographic station mark

1920

Metallic blue version of Mk I Micromap (labelled 31).

Polystyrene shape for micromap

Curved sheet of translucent plastic with rivetted lens

Black version of Mk I Micromap with black and grey speckled top

Clear plastic housing for early prototype Micromap

Black acrylic moulding with red and white trim

Two-tone green and red version of Mk I Micromap