Accession No

0878

Brief Description

tripod for circumferentor, 18th C.

Origin

Maker

Class

surveying

Earliest Date

1700

Latest Date

1800

Inscription Date

Material

wood (mahogany, 1 other); metal (brass)

Dimensions

height (folded) 1440; max diameter 140mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Purchased by Robert Stewart Whipple from T.H. Court, Harrow, England, on 13/06/1938.

Inscription

Description Notes

Wooden tripod with mahogany top surmounted by brass column and ball joint for attachment to instrument. 2 brass crews for adjusting joint. Legs in 2 sections, the lower screwing into the upper, with brass bound joint.

Condition fair

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