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Drawing instrument set
Drawing instrument set
It contains several protractors, rules and squares, as well as compasses, dividers and pens. Sets like this were an essential tool of the surveyor. The simple, practical design of both the instruments and their box sugest it was a working set for use in the field.
It contains several protractors, rules and squares, as well as compasses, dividers and pens. Sets like this were an essential tool of the surveyor. The simple, practical design of both the instruments and their box sugest it was a working set for use in the field.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV0664 |
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| Type: | Drawing instrument set |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Grilliet |
| Date made: | circa 1780 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 45 mm x 193 mm x 104 mm |