Monday, November 23, 2009

What is it?

Alex Day brought this instrument, that he had rescued from disposal at his office at the Bureau of Forestry Seedling Nursery. He presented it to the group and asked "What is it?"

As it turns it this was the alidade, which would fit onto a plane table, an old surveying instrument that was widely used during surveying and mapping field work. Follow the links for more information.

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