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Lot #7413 - Gunters Chain c1880.

  • Auction House:
    Theodore Bruce
  • Sale Name:
    Timed Online Auction | The Chichester Family Collection
  • Sale Date:
    05 Sep 2021 ~ 2pm (AEST)
  • Lot #:
    7413
  • Lot Description:
    Gunters Chain c1880.
    20 metres.
  • Provenance:
    From A Family Collection, Great-Grandfather Surveyed Sydney Region Pre WW1
  • Notes:
    Gunter's chain (also known as Gunter's measurement) is a distance measuring device used for surveying. It was designed and introduced in 1620 by English clergyman and mathematician Edmund Gunter (1581-1626). It enabled plots of land to be accurately surveyed and plotted, for legal and commercial purposes. The chain and the link, became statutory measures in England and subsequently the British Empire
  • Estimate:
    A$200 - 400
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Tools of Trade

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