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Description:

Instrument consisting of a brass compass and clinometer in a wooden box. The "L. J. Sauvage Fils Ainé à Liege" inscription has not been identified.

Date Made: 19th century

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Belgium: Wallonia, Liège

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.317350Catalog Number: 317350Accession Number: 230279

Object Name: surveyor's compass

Measurements: overall: 1 1/4 in x 8 in x 8 1/2 in; 3.175 cm x 20.32 cm x 21.59 cmoverall: 1 1/2 in x 8 in x 8 7/8 in; 3.81 cm x 20.32 cm x 22.5425 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-c76b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1762429

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