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Surveyor's Compass

Surveyor's Compass

The Smithsonian catalogs Surveyor's Compass as compass in its Revolutionary War records.

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This surveyor's compass inscribed "B. Rittenhouse" and "A. ELLICOTT" was owned by the noted American surveyor, Andrew Ellicott, and remained in the Ellicott family until a descendant donated it to the Smithsonian. A remarkably similar compass, with the same inscriptions, is found at Fort Necessity National Battleground. For his survey of the southern boundary of the United States in the late 1790s

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The Smithsonian lists the object under Revolutionary War.

This surveyor's compass inscribed "B. Rittenhouse" and "A. ELLICOTT" was owned by the noted American surveyor, Andrew Ellicott, and remained in the Ellicott family until a descendant donated it to the Smithsonian. A remarkably similar compass, with the same inscriptions, is found at Fort Necessity National Battleground. For his survey of the southern boundary of the United States in the late 1790s

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Smithsonian InstitutionSurveyor's Compass

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