A 18TH-CENTURY THEODOLITE BY GEORGE ADAMS, LONDON
the 8½in. telescope with bubble under, mounted on silvered arc with rack-and-pinion adjustment, 2½in. silvered compass, secondary levelling tube, signed near edge G. Adams London mounted on two stage platform with threaded adjustment, now on later ebonised base -- 11in. (28cm.) high

Condition Report
Lacquer in reasonable condition for age, signature partially obliterated due to period engraves error. Some silvering remains to scales, appears mechanically sound, bubble levels intact.

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