Surveyor’s instrument, 1891. London. Via V&AThe case contains a pair of dividers, a compas
Surveyor’s instrument, 1891. London. Via V&AThe case contains a pair of dividers, a compass, a ruler and a pencil. Surveyors, architects and navigators used tools like this to make maps and build houses. They needed their tools to be light and portable. The case is made out of a material called shagreen, which is made from ray or shark skin. V&A -- source link
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