Accession No

3005

Brief Description

map scale, by J. H. Steward, English, 1/2 20th Century

Origin

England; London; 406 Strand

Maker

J. H. Steward Ltd.

Class

mathematics; cartography

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

wood (boxwood)

Dimensions

length 163mm; width 34mm

Special Collection

Steward collection

Provenance

Collection purchased from member of the Steward family, 1974.

Inscription

‘ENGINE DIVIDED J.H. STEWARD LTD. 406 STRAND LONDON’

Description Notes

Bevelled boxwood rule with scales along each edge. Scale of ‘1/2500 chains’ divided 0 - 19 in both directions, numbered by 1, subdivided to 0.1. Scale of ‘1/500 chains’ divided 0 - [4], numbered by 10, subdivided to 1/100.

Condition good; complete.

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