A FRENCH SURVEYING COMPASS BY JACQUES CANIVET, CIRCA 1760
with 4in. printed compass rose signed Canivet À Paris by South, half blued-steel needle on jewelled pivot with retainer under, silvered circumference scale, glazed with retaining spring, contained in wooden case counter signed on inset brass plate Canivet à la Sphère à Paris, sliding lid, pivoted side sight and inset table attachments underneath -- 6½ x 7in. (16.5 x 18cm.)

Provenance: Sotheby's, 9th June 1977.

Condition Report
Good overall condition with typical wear for age - modest shrinkage to lid, some spotting to paper dial, silvered ring oxidised. Good mechanical and magnetic order.

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