Accession No

3006

Brief Description

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

Origin

England; London

Maker

J. H. Steward

Class

mathematics; cartography

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

1950

Inscription Date

Material

wood (boxwood)

Dimensions

length 162mm; width 32mm

Special Collection

Steward collection

Provenance

Collection purchased from member of the Steward family, 1974.

Inscription

‘ENGINE DIVIDED J.H. STEWARD LONDON’ (obverse)

Description Notes

Boxwood rule with bevelled edges, engraved on obverse only.
Scale for 1:100000, divided 0 - 16 in both directions, numbered by 1, subdivided to 0.1. Scale for 1:80000, divided 0 - 13 in both directions, numbered by 1, subdivided to 0.1.

Condition good; complete.

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