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Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London
Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London

Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London

By Troughton & Simms London

Located in Norwich, GB

Brass Surveyors Level by Troughton & Simms, London Sixteen inch extending telescope with original lacquer finish and spirit level.

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Oxidised Surveyors Level by Reid and Young
Oxidised Surveyors Level by Reid and Young

Oxidised Surveyors Level by Reid and Young

Located in Norwich, GB

Oxidised surveyors level by Reid and Young Mounted on a circular base with threaded aperture or tripod mounting with four holding rings.

Category

1920s British Edwardian Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Antique Surveyor's Circumcompendium Signed Brand Frères, 1850-1880
Antique Surveyor's Circumcompendium Signed Brand Frères, 1850-1880

Antique Surveyor's Circumcompendium Signed Brand Frères, 1850-1880

Located in Bilzen, BE

"Antique Surveyor's Circumcompendium Signed Brand Frères, 1850-1880" Description: Antique Surveying Circumferentor by Brand Frères Brand Frères, Opticiens du Roi à Bruxelles Circa mi...

Category

Mid-19th Century Belgian Other Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Antique Brass Scottish Surveyor's Compass in Fitted Wooden Box
Antique Brass Scottish Surveyor's Compass in Fitted Wooden Box

Antique Brass Scottish Surveyor's Compass in Fitted Wooden Box

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This antique surveyor's compass originates from Scotland and dates to approximately 1880 and made in the period Victorian style.

Category

Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Surveyor

Materials

Metal, Brass

Late 19th Century English Surveyor's Tape by Elliott Brothers London
Late 19th Century English Surveyor's Tape by Elliott Brothers London

Late 19th Century English Surveyor's Tape by Elliott Brothers London

By Elliott Brothers

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Late 19th century surveyor's tape by Elliott Brothers, London. Located on The Strand from 1840 into the 20th century. 7 3/8" dia. x 2 3/8".

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Surveyor

Materials

Metal

Vintage Travelling Surveyor's Set, English, Pocket Drawing Instrument Case, 1930
Vintage Travelling Surveyor's Set, English, Pocket Drawing Instrument Case, 1930

Vintage Travelling Surveyor's Set, English, Pocket Drawing Instrument Case, 1930

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a vintage travelling surveyor's set. An English, pocket drawing instrument case, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Surveyor

Materials

Nickel

Antique Vineyard Setter's Compass, French, Brass, Surveyor's Instrument, C.1900
Antique Vineyard Setter's Compass, French, Brass, Surveyor's Instrument, C.1900

Antique Vineyard Setter's Compass, French, Brass, Surveyor's Instrument, C.1900

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique vineyard setter's compass. A French, brass surveyor's instrument with mahogany case and stand, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

19th C Surveyors Metamorphic Instrument Box/Table    A very rare piece
19th C Surveyors Metamorphic Instrument Box/Table    A very rare piece

19th C Surveyors Metamorphic Instrument Box/Table A very rare piece

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

19th C Surveyors Metamorphic Instrument Box/Table A very rare piece, the carrying box originally held many pieces of the surveyor’s equipment, there are specific compartments whic...

Category

19th Century Industrial Antique Surveyor

Materials

Walnut

Civil War Surveyors Maps of Sherman's March to the Sea & Vicinities Framed Pair
Civil War Surveyors Maps of Sherman's March to the Sea & Vicinities Framed Pair

Civil War Surveyors Maps of Sherman's March to the Sea & Vicinities Framed Pair

Located in Savannah, GA

This important pair of post Civil War hand colored surveyors maps illustrate the positions and imbattlements of the opposing forces during Sherman's 1864 March to the Sea and capture...

Category

1880s American Campaign Antique Surveyor

Materials

Glass, Hardwood, Paper

Antique View of the City of Marseille, Niebuhr Engraving, 1776
Antique View of the City of Marseille, Niebuhr Engraving, 1776

Antique View of the City of Marseille, Niebuhr Engraving, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Egyptian Hieroglyphs on Four Pointed Shafts, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776
Egyptian Hieroglyphs on Four Pointed Shafts, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776

Egyptian Hieroglyphs on Four Pointed Shafts, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

A Sassanian Pahlavi Inscription Copied in Persia, Antique Print, 1780
A Sassanian Pahlavi Inscription Copied in Persia, Antique Print, 1780

A Sassanian Pahlavi Inscription Copied in Persia, Antique Print, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Three Kufic Inscriptions Keyed A, B and C, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780
Three Kufic Inscriptions Keyed A, B and C, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780

Three Kufic Inscriptions Keyed A, B and C, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815), a German born surveyor in Danish service, was the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767) to return alive.

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

The Rock Reliefs of Naqsh-i Rustam, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780
The Rock Reliefs of Naqsh-i Rustam, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780

The Rock Reliefs of Naqsh-i Rustam, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Bab el Futuh, a City Gate of Cairo, Antique Niebuhr Engraving, 1776
Bab el Futuh, a City Gate of Cairo, Antique Niebuhr Engraving, 1776

Bab el Futuh, a City Gate of Cairo, Antique Niebuhr Engraving, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Babylon, Baghdad and the Euphrates, 1780
Antique Map of Babylon, Baghdad and the Euphrates, 1780

Antique Map of Babylon, Baghdad and the Euphrates, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815), a German born surveyor in Danish service, was the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767) to return alive.

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Antique Plan of the City of Diyarbakir, Niebuhr Engraving, 1780
Antique Plan of the City of Diyarbakir, Niebuhr Engraving, 1780

Antique Plan of the City of Diyarbakir, Niebuhr Engraving, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Antique Plan of the Elephanta Cave Temple near Bombay, 1780
Antique Plan of the Elephanta Cave Temple near Bombay, 1780

Antique Plan of the Elephanta Cave Temple near Bombay, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark, to ret...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Plan of the Country around Bushire in Persia, Antique Print, 1780
Plan of the Country around Bushire in Persia, Antique Print, 1780

Plan of the Country around Bushire in Persia, Antique Print, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Hieroglyphs on Small Alabaster Vessels, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776
Hieroglyphs on Small Alabaster Vessels, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776

Hieroglyphs on Small Alabaster Vessels, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark, to ret...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Camp of the Mecca Pilgrims Before Departure, Antique Print, 1776
Camp of the Mecca Pilgrims Before Departure, Antique Print, 1776

Camp of the Mecca Pilgrims Before Departure, Antique Print, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Views of Mardin and of the Village of Nunia or Nineveh, Antique Print, 1780
Views of Mardin and of the Village of Nunia or Nineveh, Antique Print, 1780

Views of Mardin and of the Village of Nunia or Nineveh, Antique Print, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815), a German born surveyor in Danish service, was the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767) to return alive.

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Mosul, Kirkuk and Samarra, Niebuhr, 1780
Antique Map of Mosul, Kirkuk and Samarra, Niebuhr, 1780

Antique Map of Mosul, Kirkuk and Samarra, Niebuhr, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Hieroglyphs on the Broken Obelisks of Cairo, Antique Print, 1776
Hieroglyphs on the Broken Obelisks of Cairo, Antique Print, 1776

Hieroglyphs on the Broken Obelisks of Cairo, Antique Print, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark, to ret...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Urfa, Diyarbakir, Mardin and Nisibis, 1780
Antique Map of Urfa, Diyarbakir, Mardin and Nisibis, 1780

Antique Map of Urfa, Diyarbakir, Mardin and Nisibis, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Inscriptions on a Desert Tomb Stone, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776
Inscriptions on a Desert Tomb Stone, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776

Inscriptions on a Desert Tomb Stone, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Three Blocks of Hieroglyphs from Small Alabaster Pots, Niebuhr, 1776
Three Blocks of Hieroglyphs from Small Alabaster Pots, Niebuhr, 1776

Three Blocks of Hieroglyphs from Small Alabaster Pots, Niebuhr, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark, to ret...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

View of Building I at Persepolis, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780
View of Building I at Persepolis, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780

View of Building I at Persepolis, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Antique Map of Northern Syria, Aleppo and Antioch, 1780
Antique Map of Northern Syria, Aleppo and Antioch, 1780

Antique Map of Northern Syria, Aleppo and Antioch, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815), a German born surveyor in Danish service, was the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767) to return alive.

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Two Palanquins, One Carried by Four Bearers, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780
Two Palanquins, One Carried by Four Bearers, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780

Two Palanquins, One Carried by Four Bearers, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark, to ret...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Antique Plan of the City of Mosul on the Tigris, 1780
Antique Plan of the City of Mosul on the Tigris, 1780

Antique Plan of the City of Mosul on the Tigris, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815), a German born surveyor in Danish service, was the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767) to return alive.

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Print of Persepolis Cuneiform Inscriptions by Niebuhr, 1780
Original Antique Print of Persepolis Cuneiform Inscriptions by Niebuhr, 1780

Original Antique Print of Persepolis Cuneiform Inscriptions by Niebuhr, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Print of Arabic, Persian and Ancient Inscriptions, 1780
Original Antique Print of Arabic, Persian and Ancient Inscriptions, 1780

Original Antique Print of Arabic, Persian and Ancient Inscriptions, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Four Cuneiform Inscriptions from Persepolis, Antique Print, 1780
Four Cuneiform Inscriptions from Persepolis, Antique Print, 1780

Four Cuneiform Inscriptions from Persepolis, Antique Print, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Kufic Arabic Inscriptions Keyed A to G, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780
Kufic Arabic Inscriptions Keyed A to G, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780

Kufic Arabic Inscriptions Keyed A to G, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Egyptian Hieroglyphic Inscriptions and a Scarab, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776
Egyptian Hieroglyphic Inscriptions and a Scarab, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776

Egyptian Hieroglyphic Inscriptions and a Scarab, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Likely 19th Century American Folk Landscape Painting on Artist's Board.
Likely 19th Century American Folk Landscape Painting on Artist's Board.

Likely 19th Century American Folk Landscape Painting on Artist's Board.

Located in Seattle, WA

The painting is executed on a professionally manufactured artist's board with a partial printed label on the reverse reading: “ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, AND SURVEYORS - CHICAGO, ILL." T...

Category

Early 19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Surveyor

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Wood, Paint

Hieroglyphs and Figures from a Granite Chest, Niebuhr Plate XXXIII, 1776
Hieroglyphs and Figures from a Granite Chest, Niebuhr Plate XXXIII, 1776

Hieroglyphs and Figures from a Granite Chest, Niebuhr Plate XXXIII, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark, to ret...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

A Bread Seller of Jeddah, Antique Niebuhr Costume Print, 1776
A Bread Seller of Jeddah, Antique Niebuhr Costume Print, 1776

A Bread Seller of Jeddah, Antique Niebuhr Costume Print, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Granite Chest Hieroglyphs with Kneeling Figures, Niebuhr Plate XXXI, 1776
Granite Chest Hieroglyphs with Kneeling Figures, Niebuhr Plate XXXI, 1776

Granite Chest Hieroglyphs with Kneeling Figures, Niebuhr Plate XXXI, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark, to ret...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Granite Chest Hieroglyphs with Four Standing Figures, Plate XXXII, 1776
Granite Chest Hieroglyphs with Four Standing Figures, Plate XXXII, 1776

Granite Chest Hieroglyphs with Four Standing Figures, Plate XXXII, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark, to ret...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Granite Chest Hieroglyphs with Three Standing Figures, Plate XXXV, 1776
Granite Chest Hieroglyphs with Three Standing Figures, Plate XXXV, 1776

Granite Chest Hieroglyphs with Three Standing Figures, Plate XXXV, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark, to ret...

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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Figures with Animals and a Chariot on Wall D at Persepolis, 1780
Figures with Animals and a Chariot on Wall D at Persepolis, 1780

Figures with Animals and a Chariot on Wall D at Persepolis, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

Antique View of the Ruins of Persepolis, Niebuhr Engraving, 1780
Antique View of the Ruins of Persepolis, Niebuhr Engraving, 1780

Antique View of the Ruins of Persepolis, Niebuhr Engraving, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper

An Arab Woman of the Coffee Mountains, Antique Print, 1776
An Arab Woman of the Coffee Mountains, Antique Print, 1776

An Arab Woman of the Coffee Mountains, Antique Print, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Comparative Alphabets with Transliterations, Niebuhr, 1780
Comparative Alphabets with Transliterations, Niebuhr, 1780

Comparative Alphabets with Transliterations, Niebuhr, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Further Rock Inscriptions of the Sinai Road, Antique Print, 1776
Further Rock Inscriptions of the Sinai Road, Antique Print, 1776

Further Rock Inscriptions of the Sinai Road, Antique Print, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Elephanta Cave Sculpture at Station 7, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780
Elephanta Cave Sculpture at Station 7, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780

Elephanta Cave Sculpture at Station 7, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark, to ret...

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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Nine Numbered Turbans and Headdresses, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776
Nine Numbered Turbans and Headdresses, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776

Nine Numbered Turbans and Headdresses, Antique Niebuhr Print, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Hieroglyphs on a Black Granite Chest at Cairo, Antique Print, 1776
Hieroglyphs on a Black Granite Chest at Cairo, Antique Print, 1776

Hieroglyphs on a Black Granite Chest at Cairo, Antique Print, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark, to ret...

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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Antique View of the City of Shiraz, Niebuhr Copper Engraving, 1780
Antique View of the City of Shiraz, Niebuhr Copper Engraving, 1780

Antique View of the City of Shiraz, Niebuhr Copper Engraving, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Antique Plan of the City of Damietta on the Nile, Niebuhr, 1776
Antique Plan of the City of Damietta on the Nile, Niebuhr, 1776

Antique Plan of the City of Damietta on the Nile, Niebuhr, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Egyptian Water Raising Machines on the Nile, Antique Print, 1776
Egyptian Water Raising Machines on the Nile, Antique Print, 1776

Egyptian Water Raising Machines on the Nile, Antique Print, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

The Enthroned King and His Guard at Persepolis, Antique Print, 1780
The Enthroned King and His Guard at Persepolis, Antique Print, 1780

The Enthroned King and His Guard at Persepolis, Antique Print, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Measured Drawings of an Obelisk, Pyramids and Column, Niebuhr, 1776
Measured Drawings of an Obelisk, Pyramids and Column, Niebuhr, 1776

Measured Drawings of an Obelisk, Pyramids and Column, Niebuhr, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

Plan of the Citadel and Town of Kharg Island, Antique Print, 1780
Plan of the Citadel and Town of Kharg Island, Antique Print, 1780

Plan of the Citadel and Town of Kharg Island, Antique Print, 1780

Located in Langweer, NL

Carsten Niebuhr (1733 to 1815) was a German born surveyor in Danish service and the only member of the Danish expedition to Arabia (1761 to 1767), sent by King Frederick V of Denmark...

Category

Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Surveyor

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Paper

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Surveyors Levels

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H 94.49 in W 3.55 in D 0.4 in

Surveyors Levels

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

A collection of three telescopic surveyors levels to include three early 20th century levels of painted oak.

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Surveyor

Unique Surveyors Floor Lamp
Unique Surveyors Floor Lamp

Unique Surveyors Floor Lamp

Unavailable

H 66 in W 25 in D 58 in

Unique Surveyors Floor Lamp

Located in Stamford, CT

Unique surveyors floor lamp with all the brass surveyors instruments mounted on top.

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Early American Surveyor's Trade Sign
Early American Surveyor's Trade Sign

Early American Surveyor's Trade Sign

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H 13.5 in W 52 in D 1.75 in

Early American Surveyor's Trade Sign

Located in Hadley, MA

COLORFUL GRAPHIC TRADE SIGN Rare, early, double sided trade sign, for "A.H. Konkle, Surveyor". Wonderful use of SEVEN color paint scheme, with excellent calligraphy.

Category

19th Century American Antique Surveyor

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century English Telescoping Surveyors Measure
Early 20th Century English Telescoping Surveyors Measure

Early 20th Century English Telescoping Surveyors Measure

Located in Burton, TX

Telescoping surveyors measuring staff made of wood with brass fittings.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century English Telescoping Surveyors Measure
Early 20th Century English Telescoping Surveyors Measure

Early 20th Century English Telescoping Surveyors Measure

Located in Burton, TX

Telescoping surveyors measuring staff made of wood with brass fittings.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Map of Asia

John SenexMap of Asia, 1710

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H 26.78 in W 40.16 in

Map of Asia

By John Senex

Located in London, London

John Senex (1678-1740) was one of the foremost mapmakers in England in the early eighteenth century. He was also a surveyor, globemaker, and geographer. As a young man, he was appren...

Category

1710s Naturalistic Antique Surveyor

Materials

Handmade Paper, Engraving

1835 Map of Turtle Bay Farms, New York City
1835 Map of Turtle Bay Farms, New York City

1835 Map of Turtle Bay Farms, New York City

Located in New York, NY

He was appointed to the Office of the City Surveyor in March of 1831. Smith was an extremely active surveyor with a large corpus of work, most of which was not published and survives...

Category

1860s Realist Antique Surveyor

Materials

Ink

Jean Baptiste Van Lerberghe Theodolite - Circa 1700 to 1720
Jean Baptiste Van Lerberghe Theodolite - Circa 1700 to 1720

Jean Baptiste Van Lerberghe Theodolite - Circa 1700 to 1720

Located in Placerville, CA

I suspect he might have been a surveyor and made this Theodolite for his own personal use.

Category

Early 18th Century French Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Regency Period Gentlman Painting
Regency Period Gentlman Painting

Regency Period Gentlman Painting

Unavailable

H 34.26 in W 27.96 in D 2.37 in

Regency Period Gentlman Painting

Located in Cheltenham, GB

The subject of the painting portrays a distinguished gentleman, possibly a surveyor, with a compass subtly placed in the background.

Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Surveyor

Materials

Canvas

Langlois Graphometer - Circa 1730
Langlois Graphometer - Circa 1730

Langlois Graphometer - Circa 1730

Unavailable

H 8 in W 13 in D 8 in

Langlois Graphometer - Circa 1730

Located in Placerville, CA

An instrument with transversals - the concentric circles - adds a lot of eye-appeal and interest to early instruments in my opinion. In theory a surveyor could read angles to six mi...

Category

Early 18th Century French Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Converted Tripod Lamp
Converted Tripod Lamp

Converted Tripod Lamp

Unavailable

H 56.7 in W 25.99 in D 25.99 in

Converted Tripod Lamp

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

We sourced this early 20th century surveyors tripod from a shop in New Jersey in the US.

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Map of City of New York and Island of Manhattan
Map of City of New York and Island of Manhattan

Map of City of New York and Island of Manhattan

By George Hayward

Located in New York, NY

"This Map of the City of New York and Island of Manhattan, as laid out by the Commissioners Appointed by the Legislature, April 3d. 1807 is Respectfully Dedicated to the Mayor, Alder...

Category

1850s Realist Antique Surveyor

Materials

Lithograph

South America
South America

John SenexSouth America

Unavailable

H 39 in W 26.75 in

South America

By John Senex

Located in London, London

John Senex (1678-1740) was one of the foremost mapmakers in England in the early eighteenth century. He was also a surveyor, globemaker, and geographer. As a young man, he was appren...

Category

1710s Naturalistic Antique Surveyor

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

Great Britain
Great Britain

John SenexGreat Britain, 1710 [-1728].

Unavailable

H 38 in W 26.75 in

Great Britain

By John Senex

Located in London, London

John Senex (1678-1740) was one of the foremost mapmakers in England in the early eighteenth century. He was also a surveyor, globemaker, and geographer. As a young man, he was appren...

Category

1710s Naturalistic Antique Surveyor

Materials

Watercolor, Engraving

Wonderful Benjamin Pike & Sons (New York) Circa 1850 Theodolite
Wonderful Benjamin Pike & Sons (New York) Circa 1850 Theodolite

Wonderful Benjamin Pike & Sons (New York) Circa 1850 Theodolite

Located in Placerville, CA

Only a few American instrument makers made British-like theodolites, and these American makers did not make very many of them. American surveyors preferred the more rugged and durabl...

Category

Mid-19th Century American Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Antique Engraving of Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Framed
Antique Engraving of Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Framed

Antique Engraving of Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Framed

By George Louis Le Rouge

Located in Pataskala, OH

George Le Rouge was a Paris-based engineer and surveyor originally from Germany who had a shop on the Rue Des Grands Augustins.

Category

1760s French Louis XVI Antique Surveyor

Original Map of London by John Rocque, 1741-1745
Original Map of London by John Rocque, 1741-1745

Original Map of London by John Rocque, 1741-1745

Unavailable

H 76.5 in W 103 in D 3 in

Original Map of London by John Rocque, 1741-1745

By John Roque 1

Located in Bantam, CT

An exact survey of the City of London Westminster Borough of Southwark and the country near 10 miles round begun in 1741 and ended in 1745 by John Rocque land surveyor and engraved b...

Category

1740s English George III Antique Surveyor

English Dockyard Ship Model
English Dockyard Ship Model

English Dockyard Ship Model

Unavailable

H 7.88 in W 15.75 in D 5.52 in

English Dockyard Ship Model

Located in Cambridgeshire, GB

An historically important 1:96 scale English dockyard frame model of the 120 gun first rate ship-of-the-line believed to be H.M.S St George, and probably modelled for the Surveyor of...

Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Surveyor

Materials

Glass, Wood

Charles George Nicholls - Watercolour 1805 - Palace on the Ganges, Anglo - India
Charles George Nicholls - Watercolour 1805 - Palace on the Ganges, Anglo - India

Charles George Nicholls - Watercolour 1805 - Palace on the Ganges, Anglo - India

By Charles George Nicholls

Located in Meinisberg, CH

He worked as draughtsman for the East India Company based in Calcutta and was also employed by the Office of the Surveyor-General, where he was involved in the Survey of Orissa, Sout...

Category

Early 1800s Naturalistic Antique Surveyor

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Old Mill Stream in Mill Valley, California
Old Mill Stream in Mill Valley, California

Old Mill Stream in Mill Valley, California

By Carl Dahlgren

Located in Graton, CA

There he found work as an artist-draftsman for the Surveyor Generals office and later opened an art school.

Category

Late 19th Century Other Art Style Antique Surveyor

Materials

Oil

Richardson's New Map of the State of Texas

Richardson's New Map of the State of Texas

Unavailable

H 22.75 in W 30.25 in D 0.5 in

Richardson's New Map of the State of Texas

By Willard Richardson 1, Charles Desilver

Located in Houston, TX

Richardson, W & Charles Deslilver (publishers & Heinrich Wicklenad (surveyor/engineer). Richardson's New Map of the State of Texas Including part of Mexico Compiled from Government S...

Category

Mid-19th Century American Other Antique Surveyor

Primary Triangulation Between the Hudson and St. Croix Rivers
Primary Triangulation Between the Hudson and St. Croix Rivers

Primary Triangulation Between the Hudson and St. Croix Rivers

Located in Florham Park, NJ

They served as hydrographers, artillery surveyors, cartographers, army engineers, intelligence officers, and geophysicists in all theaters of the war.

Category

Late 19th Century Academic Antique Surveyor

Materials

Watercolor, Lithograph

A Pair of Tall Georgian Library Globes
A Pair of Tall Georgian Library Globes

A Pair of Tall Georgian Library Globes

Unavailable

H 57 in Dm 15 in

A Pair of Tall Georgian Library Globes

Located in New York, NY

Provenance: The Estate of Marjorie Wiggin Prescott; Christie's, New York, 31 January 1981, lot 324 Richard Cushee (d. 1732) was an English land-surveyor, engraver, and map- and glob...

Category

18th Century and Earlier English Antique Surveyor

Materials

Wood, Papier Mâché, Paper

Early 18th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet on a Giltwood Stand
Early 18th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet on a Giltwood Stand

Early 18th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Cabinet on a Giltwood Stand

By James Moore

Located in London, Middlesex

Instead, he operated as a trusted surveyor, supervising the completion of the building works and helping to produce an interpretation of the designs for the building by the great Eng...

Category

Early 18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Surveyor

Materials

Lacquer

Duke of Leeds’ George III Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Wine Cooler
Duke of Leeds’ George III Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Wine Cooler

Duke of Leeds’ George III Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Wine Cooler

Unavailable

H 25.01 in W 27.96 in D 20.08 in

Duke of Leeds’ George III Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Wine Cooler

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

In the same year, he was described as 'Sculptor and Carver to their Majesties; and surveyor of the curious carvings in Windsor Castle' and was introduced to Sir Lawrence Dundas by hi...

Category

Mid-18th Century English Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass, Ormolu

George III Trompe L'Oeil Chimney Board
George III Trompe L'Oeil Chimney Board

George III Trompe L'Oeil Chimney Board

Unavailable

H 39.75 in W 43 in D 2 in

George III Trompe L'Oeil Chimney Board

By Biagio Rebecca

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

In 1776, Wyatt became Surveyor of Westminster Abbey. In circa 1782, he was made Architect to the Ordnance and, in 1796, Surveyor General and Comptroller of the Works.

Category

1770s English Antique Surveyor

Materials

Canvas

New England Landscape Painting by Stephen Maxfield Parrish
New England Landscape Painting by Stephen Maxfield Parrish

New England Landscape Painting by Stephen Maxfield Parrish

By Stephen Parrish

Located in Honolulu, HI

Upon settling in America Captain Parrish received three thousand acres of land where the city of Baltimore now stands and was appointed to the position of surveyor-general of Marylan...

Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Surveyor

English Surveyor Stick
English Surveyor Stick

English Surveyor Stick

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H 3 in W 158 in D 1.5 in

English Surveyor Stick

Located in Culver City, CA

graphic ladder scale measuring device, folds in half for easy carrying in the field

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Surveyor

Materials

Wood

Surveyor's Tripod Lamp

Surveyor's Tripod Lamp

Located in Napa, CA

Wonderful architectural lamp made from a plumb bob tripod. The legs are adjustable and can spread out narrower or wider depending on your needs. Was acquired in Europe and plug has...

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Surveyor

Materials

Metal

Square Surveyor Signed H Morin
Square Surveyor Signed H Morin

Square Surveyor Signed H Morin

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H 8.86 in Dm 2.56 in

Square Surveyor Signed H Morin

By H. Morin

Located in Milan, IT

Collimator brass square surveyor signed H Morin 11 Rue Dulong Paris made at the end of the 19th century.

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Surveyor

Table Lamp from Vintage Surveyor's Tripod
Table Lamp from Vintage Surveyor's Tripod

Table Lamp from Vintage Surveyor's Tripod

Located in Houston, TX

A vintage surveyor's tripod from France in beautiful condition made into an adjustable table lamp.

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

English Brass And Mahogany Surveyors Wheel
English Brass And Mahogany Surveyors Wheel

English Brass And Mahogany Surveyors Wheel

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H 53.5 in W 11.5 in D 4 in

English Brass And Mahogany Surveyors Wheel

Located in Essex, MA

Never owned one of these before. Nicely made with clock like precision and no apparent maker. Interesting conversation piece.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Wooden Surveyor's Transit Scope Tripod c.1940
Wooden Surveyor's Transit Scope Tripod c.1940

Wooden Surveyor's Transit Scope Tripod c.1940

By Dietzgen

Located in San Francisco, CA

ABOUT Vintage wooden surveyor's transit scope tripod with painted feet and metal top.

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique French Nickel-Plated Brass Surveyor's Level 19th Century
Antique French Nickel-Plated Brass Surveyor's Level 19th Century

Antique French Nickel-Plated Brass Surveyor's Level 19th Century

Located in London, GB

This is a rare and interesting decorative French nickel plated brass surveyors level, mid-19th century in date. The 4cm telescope has rackwork secured by twin clamps and is engrav...

Category

1850s French Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Antique Surveyor's Level, English, Theodolite, Desk, Ornament, William Stanley
Antique Surveyor's Level, English, Theodolite, Desk, Ornament, William Stanley

Antique Surveyor's Level, English, Theodolite, Desk, Ornament, William Stanley

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique surveyor's level. An English, brass theodolite desk ornament by William Stanley with mahogany carry box, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1910.

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Wood and Brass Surveyor's Transit Scope Tripod, c.1940
Wood and Brass Surveyor's Transit Scope Tripod, c.1940

Wood and Brass Surveyor's Transit Scope Tripod, c.1940

By Dietzgen

Located in San Francisco, CA

About These are original wood surveyor's transit scope tripod with solid brass accents.

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass, Copper

1900s Brass Bakelite Magnetic Topographer Compass Surveyor Measurement Instrumen
1900s Brass Bakelite Magnetic Topographer Compass Surveyor Measurement Instrumen

1900s Brass Bakelite Magnetic Topographer Compass Surveyor Measurement Instrumen

Located in Milan, IT

Magnetic topographer compass from the early 1900s, brass and bakelite base; instrument consisting of a magnetized needle free to rotate on a horizontal plane, marking with its tip th...

Category

Early 1900s European Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

20th Century English Surveyor's Transit Wood and Brass Original
20th Century English Surveyor's Transit Wood and Brass Original

20th Century English Surveyor's Transit Wood and Brass Original

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A mid-20th century antique transit. All brass metal working. Has the makers name of Troughton & Simms from London no date found. One piece of glass broken.

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

UK  1870 Brass Topographic Level, Antique Surveyor Measurement Instrument
UK  1870 Brass Topographic Level, Antique Surveyor Measurement Instrument

UK 1870 Brass Topographic Level, Antique Surveyor Measurement Instrument

Located in Milan, IT

Telescope topographic level of brass, it is an instrument consisting of a telescope fixed parallel to the level, three-spoke base with adjustment screws. English manufacture from the...

Category

1860s British Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

1870 Salmoiraghi Tacheometer Surveyor Measuring Instrument in Original Patina
1870 Salmoiraghi Tacheometer Surveyor Measuring Instrument in Original Patina

1870 Salmoiraghi Tacheometer Surveyor Measuring Instrument in Original Patina

Located in Milan, IT

Cleps tacheometer Grande model, signed Ing. A. Salmoiraghi Milano n. 11448 of burnished brass and bronze, from the second half of the 19th century. Powerful instrument for topography...

Category

1870s Italian Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

1870s Brass Clisigonimeter F. Miller Innsbruck Surveyor Measurement Instrumemt
1870s Brass Clisigonimeter F. Miller Innsbruck Surveyor Measurement Instrumemt

1870s Brass Clisigonimeter F. Miller Innsbruck Surveyor Measurement Instrumemt

Located in Milan, IT

Brass clisigonimeter with horizontal circle signed F. Miller Innsbruck n. 115 second half of the 19th century. Complete with accessories and original wooden box. Box size 21 x 19 ...

Category

1870s Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century English Brass Surveyor's Level, circa 1890-1900
Antique 19th Century English Brass Surveyor's Level, circa 1890-1900

Antique 19th Century English Brass Surveyor's Level, circa 1890-1900

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique 19th century English Brass Surveyor's Level signed J & W.E. Archbutt, London, circa 1890-1900.

Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Surveyor

Architect Surveyor Tripod Floor LAMP in Oak & Brass Engineering Repurposed
Architect Surveyor Tripod Floor LAMP in Oak & Brass Engineering Repurposed

Architect Surveyor Tripod Floor LAMP in Oak & Brass Engineering Repurposed

By Gurley Engineering Instruments

Located in Chula Vista, CA

Fabulous plus clever piece! Surveyor base is vintage antique oak and brass transit tripod surveyor attributed to W & L.E.

Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Antique Surveyor's Theodolite, English, Brass Compass, Oak Case, Edwardian, 1910
Antique Surveyor's Theodolite, English, Brass Compass, Oak Case, Edwardian, 1910

Antique Surveyor's Theodolite, English, Brass Compass, Oak Case, Edwardian, 1910

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique surveyor's theodolite. An English, brass instrument in oak case by Troughton and Simms of London, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Pair of Wood and Aluminum Chicago Surveyor Tripod Floor Lamps
Pair of Wood and Aluminum Chicago Surveyor Tripod Floor Lamps

Pair of Wood and Aluminum Chicago Surveyor Tripod Floor Lamps

Located in Pound Ridge, NY

Identical pair of early 20th century wood and aluminum adjustable surveyor tripod bases by the Chicago Steel Tape Co., original orange paint, now as floor lamps, with new gray linen ...

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Surveyor

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Sight Level, English, Brass, Handheld Surveyor's Instrument, circa 1930
Vintage Sight Level, English, Brass, Handheld Surveyor's Instrument, circa 1930

Vintage Sight Level, English, Brass, Handheld Surveyor's Instrument, circa 1930

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

An English, brass handheld surveyor's instrument, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.

Category

Early 20th Century European Industrial Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Surveyor, The Empire State Building, Photography by Lewis Wickes Hine

Surveyor, The Empire State Building, Photography by Lewis Wickes Hine

By Lewis Wickes Hine

Located in Rochester, NY

Original vintage photograph, "The Empire State Building Surveyor" New York City. Photography by Lewis Wickes Hine.

Category

Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Surveyor

Antique W. & L. E. Gurley Co. Brass Surveyor’s Transit/Theodolite c1890
Antique W. & L. E. Gurley Co. Brass Surveyor’s Transit/Theodolite c1890

Antique W. & L. E. Gurley Co. Brass Surveyor’s Transit/Theodolite c1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

E. Gurley Co. Brass Surveyor’s Transit/Theodolite Signed C1890 Measures - 15" x 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" An antique brass surveyor’s transit/theodolite by W. & L.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Surveyor

Materials

Metal

Early 1900s Telescope Diopter Praetorian Tablet Secretan Paris Antique Surveyor
Early 1900s Telescope Diopter Praetorian Tablet Secretan Paris Antique Surveyor

Early 1900s Telescope Diopter Praetorian Tablet Secretan Paris Antique Surveyor

Located in Milan, IT

Telescope diopter for praetorian tablet signed Secretan Paris n. 3733 from the early 1900s. Praetorian Tablet: the name derives from Pretorius, a professor in Altdorf, who conceived ...

Category

Early 1900s Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

19th Century Theodolite Ing A. Salmoiraghi Milano Antique Surveyor Measurement
19th Century Theodolite Ing A. Salmoiraghi Milano Antique Surveyor Measurement

19th Century Theodolite Ing A. Salmoiraghi Milano Antique Surveyor Measurement

Located in Milan, IT

Great Cleps signed Ing. A. Salmoiraghi La Filotecnica Milano n. 6465; the instrument was conceived by Ignazio Porro (1801-1875) and made around the end of the nineteenth century. It ...

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1870s Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

1870s Small Brass Theodolite Kelvin & James White Antique Surveyor's Instrument
1870s Small Brass Theodolite Kelvin & James White Antique Surveyor's Instrument

1870s Small Brass Theodolite Kelvin & James White Antique Surveyor's Instrument

Located in Milan, IT

Small brass theodolite complete with original box and accessories signed Kelvin & James White Ltd Glasgow & Kobe n. 1201, second half XIX century. Measure instrument cm 26 x 11 H 25...

Category

1870s Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Antique Industrial Brass Floor Lamp on Surveyor Tripod, Early 20th Century
Antique Industrial Brass Floor Lamp on Surveyor Tripod, Early 20th Century

Antique Industrial Brass Floor Lamp on Surveyor Tripod, Early 20th Century

Located in Sakskøbing, DK

This antique industrial floor lamp features an original early 20th-century wooden surveyor tripod combined with a vintage brass lamp head from the mid-20th century.

Category

Early 20th Century British Industrial Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

Octagonal Brass Surveyor Square Made in Italy in the Early 19th Century
Octagonal Brass Surveyor Square Made in Italy in the Early 19th Century

Octagonal Brass Surveyor Square Made in Italy in the Early 19th Century

Located in Milan, IT

Octagonal brass surveyor's square, complete with tip for tripod coupling that screws inside the surveyor square when the instrument is placed in its original walnut box.

Category

Early 19th Century Italian Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

A Handsome English Brass Surveyor's Instrument Raised on a Mahogany Tripod Stand
A Handsome English Brass Surveyor's Instrument Raised on a Mahogany Tripod Stand

A Handsome English Brass Surveyor's Instrument Raised on a Mahogany Tripod Stand

By Halden & Co.

Located in San Francisco, CA

A handsome English brass surveyor's instrument raised on a mahogany tripod stand; stamped "Halden & Co., Manchester & London"; the heavy, well-made brass surveyor's instrument raised...

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Surveyor

English or French Antique Brass Surveyor's Transit Theodolite, last quarter 19th
English or French Antique Brass Surveyor's Transit Theodolite, last quarter 19th

English or French Antique Brass Surveyor's Transit Theodolite, last quarter 19th

Located in Atlanta, GA

From Wikipedia: “A THEODOLITE is a precision optical instrument for measuring angles between designated visible points in the horizontal and vertical planes. The traditional use ha...

Category

1880s English Victorian Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

1916s Pocket Magnetic Compass for the Raf Officers Antique Surveyor Measurement
1916s Pocket Magnetic Compass for the Raf Officers Antique Surveyor Measurement

1916s Pocket Magnetic Compass for the Raf Officers Antique Surveyor Measurement

Located in Milan, IT

Pocket compass for the RAF officers, signed F. Darton & Co London V n. 77824 1916 made of brass chrome in the shape of a pocket watch. The compass has a snap-on cover with release bu...

Category

1910s Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

1890 Antique Brass Level Watts & Sond London Mahogany Box, Surveyor Instrument
1890 Antique Brass Level Watts & Sond London Mahogany Box, Surveyor Instrument

1890 Antique Brass Level Watts & Sond London Mahogany Box, Surveyor Instrument

Located in Milan, IT

Telescope topographic level, made of brass with base with three leveling screws, from the end of the 19th century. signed R. Watts & Sond London, manufacturers of theodolites and oth...

Category

1890s British Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

1820s Rare Cittelli Milan Brass Wood Praetorian Tablet Antique Surveyor Tool
1820s Rare Cittelli Milan Brass Wood Praetorian Tablet Antique Surveyor Tool

1820s Rare Cittelli Milan Brass Wood Praetorian Tablet Antique Surveyor Tool

Located in Milan, IT

Very rare praetorian tablet in brass and wood signed Cittelli in Milan from the early 19th century. Instrument for tracing and topographical surveying, complete with tripod in walnut...

Category

1820s Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

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English Regency Nautical Mahogany & Brass Wall Mounted Gimbaled Barometer, 1800

Located in Charleston, SC

English Regency Nautical mahogany and brass foliage barley twist wall mounted gimbaled barometer, Circa 1800 Signed C. W. Dixey, London C. W. Dixey founded in 1777 is a family-owne...

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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Surveyor

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Brass

England Early 1900 Brass Galvanometer Antique Physic Measuring Instrument
England Early 1900 Brass Galvanometer Antique Physic Measuring Instrument

England Early 1900 Brass Galvanometer Antique Physic Measuring Instrument

By Philip Harris Ltd.

Located in Milan, IT

Moving coil brass galvanometer with three-screw base, instrument signed Philip Harris Ltd Birmingham England n. 19402, made in the early 1900, a tool used as a detector of direct cur...

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Early 20th Century British Antique Surveyor

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Brass

Large Vintage Pantagraph, English, Brass, Scientific Mapping Instrument
Large Vintage Pantagraph, English, Brass, Scientific Mapping Instrument

Large Vintage Pantagraph, English, Brass, Scientific Mapping Instrument

$994Sale Price|20% Off

H 4.14 in W 33.47 in D 7.29 in

Large Vintage Pantagraph, English, Brass, Scientific Mapping Instrument

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is a large vintage pantagraph. An English, brass scientific mapping instrument, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1950. Fascinating scale and mechanical interest Displays a...

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Mid-20th Century English Antique Surveyor

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Brass

19th Century Sycamore Pocket Pantochronometer Compass Sundial
19th Century Sycamore Pocket Pantochronometer Compass Sundial

19th Century Sycamore Pocket Pantochronometer Compass Sundial

Located in Norwich, England

19th century pocket sundial compass pantochronometer. English. Circa 1870. Combining a floating magnetic compass, a pivoting horizontal sundial with angled brass gnomon, and a unive...

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19th Century British Victorian Antique Surveyor

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Glass, Sycamore

Early 19th Century 2 Day Marine Chronometer by James McCabe, No. 199
Early 19th Century 2 Day Marine Chronometer by James McCabe, No. 199

Early 19th Century 2 Day Marine Chronometer by James McCabe, No. 199

By James McCabe

Located in Lincolnshire, GB

Number 199, a two day marine chronometer by James McCabe, London, beautifully signed and numbered on the dial and movement, and the number on the bottom of the bowl. In a three part ...

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Early 19th Century English Antique Surveyor

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Brass

Keuffel & Esser Co. Military Transit Surveyor Telescope
Keuffel & Esser Co. Military Transit Surveyor Telescope

Keuffel & Esser Co. Military Transit Surveyor Telescope

$580Sale Price|20% Off

H 14.5 in W 11 in D 7.5 in

Keuffel & Esser Co. Military Transit Surveyor Telescope

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Keuffel & Effer Co. military transit surveyor. It consists of a compass and a telescope. Inside the center of the compass is hallmarked Keuffel & Esser. Also over the front...

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20th Century American Industrial Antique Surveyor

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Metal

Torricellian barometer signed Heineman Strada Toledo 213 Naples mid-nineteenth century.
Torricellian barometer signed Heineman Strada Toledo 213 Naples mid-nineteenth century.

Torricellian barometer signed Heineman Strada Toledo 213 Naples mid-nineteenth century.

Located in Milan, IT

Torricellian mercury barometer signed Heineman Strada Toledo 213 Naples for the Italian market, in mahogany wood from the mid 19th cent. complete with reading nonius for checking p...

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Mid-19th Century Antique Surveyor

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Wood

Brass and glass nautical magnetic compass signed Star Pathfinder 1930s
Brass and glass nautical magnetic compass signed Star Pathfinder 1930s

Brass and glass nautical magnetic compass signed Star Pathfinder 1930s

Located in Milan, IT

Nautical magnetic compass, brass and glass signed Star Pathfinder Milton Mass Boston USA No. 60094 from the 1930s. Housed in its original mahogany wood box mounted on gimbals, with...

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1930s Antique Surveyor

Materials

Brass

19th Century Italian Height Measuring Apparatus
19th Century Italian Height Measuring Apparatus

19th Century Italian Height Measuring Apparatus

$4,875

H 84 in W 18.25 in D 20.25 in

19th Century Italian Height Measuring Apparatus

Located in Round Top, TX

An intriguing 19th century Italian apparatus for measuring one's height in centimeters. Soundly constructed from cast iron with a bronze measure to one side. A whimsical accent perfe...

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Surveyor

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Bronze, Iron

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