[Z] A PLANE TABLE SURVEYING COMPASS BY GEORGE ADAMS, LONDON, CIRCA 1740 & an eyepiece

A PLANE TABLE SURVEYING COMPASS BY GEORGE ADAMS, LONDON, CIRCA 1740

the 4in. paper dial signed Made by G. Adams in Fleet Street, London with steel needle, stepped brass chapter ring, inset into mahogany case with moulded lid and securing hook -- 6in. (15cm.) square; together with a period set of instructions in poor condition and an associated brass eyepiece for a reflecting telescope, also signed by G. Adams

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Condition Report

Compass: good original condition, crack to glass (possibly original). Eyepiece retains optics.

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