Cylindrical format

Coloured paper case. Cylindrical body. An instrument used by surveyors to lay out right angles when setting out buildings. It has a socket piece which fits upon a staff.

Object Details

ID: NAV1387
Type: cross, surveyor's
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: circa 1790
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Overall: 152 mm; Diameter: 68 mm