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Print (Engraving) Surveying Instruments and Diagrams, by H. Anderson, from Rees Encylopedia, Philadelphia, U.S.A., Early 19th Century

Inventory Number 13984


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.13984

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by Dr. R.E.W. Maddison.
Primary inscriptions
Surveying. Plate II. Plate III. Circumferentor. Cross.
Physical material
Paper
Physical medium
Black ink
Physical technique
Engraving
Object type
Print
Dimensions
Height: 275mm Width: 217mm
Inventory No
13984

Description

Diagrams and engraving depicting surveying instruments from the American edition of "The cyclopædia, or, Universal dictionary of arts, sciences, and literature by Abraham Rees; with the assistance of eminent professional gentlemen."