Cross-staffs used for surveying, 1551. Artist: Unknown

Cross-staffs used for surveying, 1551. Artist: Unknown

1-158-176 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Cross-staffs used for surveying, 1551. In this case they are being used to measure the width of a river by triangulation. From Rudimenta Mathematica by Sebastian Munster. (Basel, 1551).


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Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. Sebastian Munster: German: scholar, geographer

Medium
  1. Woodcut

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4804x3633
File Size : 51,132kb


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  1. 006649
  1. 006649
  1. 0460000613
  1. 1-158-176
  1. 1158176
  1. 613

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