Graphometer

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Bosworth, Noah
Description
Mahogany graphometer with an inset trough compass. The arc is graduated into degrees. It is marked "NOAH BOSWORTH, HALIFAX MS. 1824" and "No. 9." Noah Bosworth (1778–1837) lived in Halifax, Massachusetts.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Alfred Cunningham
ID Number
PH.330193
catalog number
330193
accession number
287880
Object Name
graphometer
Measurements
overall: 9 in; 22.86 cm
alidade: 12 in; 30.48 cm
overall: 5 in x 12 1/16 in x 6 3/4 in; 12.7 cm x 30.63875 cm x 17.145 cm
place made
United States: Massachusetts, Halifax
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Record ID
nmah_748033
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
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