C1780 Antoine-Joseph Meurand Wood Bodied SURVEYOR SURVEYING INCLINOMETER-COMPASS

RARE EARLY CIRCA 1780s FRENCH MADE SURVEYOR'S SURVEYING INCLINOMETER - COMPASS BY ANTOINE-JOSEPH MEURAND. Signed "Meurand Quay de L'horloge du Palais a Paris" on ornately engraved compass card. Case lid signed and dated in ink by owner.

"Francois Morin de Sassenay - 1812" who. Acquired compass two or more decades after it was crafted.

May have been used by the French during the War of 1812 trade blockades involving the British, United States and France. With engraved brass and silvered brass compass ring surround. Original partially blued brushed steel compass needle. Compass card and inner ring measures 4 DIAMETER. Outer ring measures 5 1/4 DIAMETER.

Mahogany wood case with original sliding lid measures 1 1/4" x 7 1/2" x 7 in size. With adjustable tilting sighting wood encased telescope sight for us as an inclinometer. No lenses are inside sight, just the machined out slits as shown.

There may be mirrors inside possibly. Wear, chips and scratches consistent with age and use. Basically in very good shape. Please see all photos, as they are part of the description.

The item "C1780 Antoine-Joseph Meurand Wood Bodied SURVEYOR SURVEYING INCLINOMETER-COMPASS" is in sale since Monday, September 30, 2019. This item is in the category "Antiques\Science & Medicine (Pre-1930)\Scientific Instruments\Other Antique Science Equip".

The seller is "artsandsciences" and is located in Atlanta, Georgia. This item can be shipped worldwide.

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