Map measure
Category
Technological items
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
35 mm (Width); 65 mm (Length)
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 11848.2
Summary
A map measurer also known as a map wheel, opisometer, or meliographeasure with a white dial, two hands, and both metric and imperial scales. The hands measure half inches to miles and centimeters to kilometers. On the reverse it is inscribed, DÉPOSÉ / H C. Located in a storage pouch in the lid of the brown leather case (NT11848.1) for the storage of forty Ordnance Survey maps.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.