000-100-102-666-C
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Surveyors' compass
This surveyors' compass was made around 1815, probably by J. & J. Gardner, scientific instrument makers based in Glasgow. It is made of brass.
The theodolite has four sight vanes, two of which are fixed along the North-South axis of the compass, which rotates around the needle. The other two vanes are mounted on a scale marked '0-360' degrees. The instrument is signed 'J. & J. Gardner, Glasgow'.
John Gardner and his son, also called John, traded as the partnership of J. & J. Gardner from 1799 until John junior's death in 1818.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-102-666-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland T.1922.59 |
| Date: |
Around 1815
c. 1815
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| Material: |
Brass scale, glazed brass box / wooden case
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| Dimensions: |
8.75" D (scale)
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| What: |
Surveyor's compass
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| Subject: |
5. CARTOGRAPHY, Surveying (Departmental Classification)
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| Who: |
J. and J. Gardner, Glasgow (Instrument maker)
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| Where: |
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
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| Description: |
Surveyors' compass with brass scale fitted with vernier, in a wooden case, made by J. and J. Gardner, Glasgow, c. 1815
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| References: |
- Clarke, T.N., Morrison-Low, A.D. & Simpson, A.D.C. Brass & glass scientific instrument making workshops in Scotland as illustrated by instruments from the Arthur Frank Collection at the Royal Museum of Scotland. Edinburgh: NMS, 1989. pp 165,171
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