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Surveying Instrument
Signed by Tobias Volckmer
Dated 1583; Brunswick
Gilt brass; 132 x 132 x 23 mm (box)

This elaborate set of surveying instruments was made by the renowned German maker Tobias Volckmer. It consists of different components with a wide range of scales which can all be used in connection with each other.

British Museum, London
Registration no. MLA 1867,7-16.1

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