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1575625269Code 6527 Topographic compassMid-19th century brass diopter topographic compass signed Stanley Gt Turnstile Holborn London. It is an instrument used for detection, measurement of horizontal angles and magnetic orientation. The instrument consists of two fixed alidades with landmarks, a large compass complete with a goniometric circle engraved from 0 ° to 360 ° with the needle locked and a joint with a tripod ferrule and is placed in its original mahogany wooden box with brass hinges and hooks and complete with key. Very good condition fully functional. Cm 26x14x18 - inches 10.23x5.51x7.
Topography studies instruments, surveying techniques, calculus and plans to represent graphically in scale a part of the Earth surface on a map, indicating its details like streets, rivers, buildings, cultivations… Topography is a very antique science. Egyptians measured lands along the Nile for tracing borders after periodic overflows of the river. Greeks and Romans used some topographical method very precise; some topographers teams (gromatici) following Roman legions traced borders and divided conquered lands in regular plots, then described and represented on copper plates. Arabs used topography to made maps and to measure agrarian surfaces and lands for cadastral use.
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