Appendix SURVIVING WOODEN SURVEYING COMPASSES |
(Asterisk denotes information unavailable) | Collection | Type of wood | Length (in.) | Width (in.) | Height of bars (in.) | Length of needle (in.) | Maker and period | | | | | | | | | Preston R. Bassett | Maple | 9 | 5 | 3-1/4 | * | Unsigned (18th century) | | | | | | | | | Bucks County Historical Society | Cherry | 11 | 5-1/2 | 6-5/8 | 2-3/8 | Thomas Greenough of Boston (1710-1785) | | | | | | | | | Bostonian Society | Apple or walnut | 13-7/8 | * | * | 4-3/4 | John Dupee of Boston (after 1761) | | | | | | | | | Dartmouth College Museum | Walnut | 7-3/4 | * | * | * | Thomas S. Bowles of Portsmouth, N.H. (c. 1765-1821) | | | | | | | | | * | 12 | 8 | * | * | Unsigned (18th century) | | | | | | | | | * | 8-3/8 | 4-5/8 | * | * | Unsigned (18th century) | | | | | | | | | L. C. Eichner (U.S. National Museum) | Hickory | 11 | 5-1/2 | 3 | 4 | Thomas Greenough of Boston (1710-1785) | | | | | | | | | Farmer's Museum | Oak | 12-3/4 | 6-1/2 | 5 | * | Unsigned (18th century) | | | | | | | | | Franklin Institute | Gum | 13-3/4 | 5-3/4 | 4 | 5 | Thomas Greenough of Boston (1710-1785) | | | | | | | | | Mariner's Museum | * | * | * | * | * | Charles Thacher (18th century) | | | | | | | | | Old Sturbridge | Maple | 13 | 4 | * | * | Unsigned (18th century) | | | | | | | | | Maple | 11-5/8 | 5-7/8 | * | * | Thomas Greenough of Boston (1710-1785) | | | | | | | | | Walnut | 18 | 8 | * | * | Aaron Breed of Boston (1791-1861) | | | | | | | | | New Hampshire Historical Society | Maple | 11 | 5-3/4 | 2-1/2 | 4-5/8 | Joseph Halsy of Boston (fl. 1697-1762) | | | | | | | | | N. Parker | Walnut | 13-1/2 | 4-7/8 | 5 | * | John Dupee of Boston (after 1761) | | | | | | | | | Peabody Museum | * | 11 | * | * | 3 | James Halsy II of Boston (1695-1767) | | | | | | | | | Worth Shampeny | * | * | * | * | * | Jedidiah Baldwin of Hanover, N.H. (c. 1777-1829) | | | | | | | | | South Natick Historical Society | Apple or walnut | 13-16 | * | * | 4-7/8 | John Dupee of Boston (after 1761) | | | | | | | | | Streeter Coll., Yale University | Birch | 13 | 6 | * | 4 | Thomas S. Bowles of Portsmouth, N.H. (c.1765-1821) | | | | | | | | | Cherry | 11-5/6 | 6 | 4 | * | Jere Clough of Boston (18th century) | | | | | | | | | Cherry | 12 | 6 | 3-1/2 | * | Benjamin Warren of Plymouth, Mass. (fl. 1740-1790) | | | | | | | | | Roleigh L. Stubbs | Cherry | 7-1/2 | 3-3/4 | 3 | * | Unsigned | | | | | | | | | Silvio A. Bedini | Walnut | 12 | 5-3/8 | 5 | 4 | Thomas S. Bowles of Portsmouth, N.H. (c. 1765-1821) | | | | | | | | | Pine | 5-3/4 | 3-1/2 | 2-1/2 | * | Unsigned (18th century) | | | | | | | | | Mahogany | * | * | * | * | Unsigned (18th century) | | | | | | | | | Basswood | 12 | 5-3/4 | 2-3/4 | 4 | Thomas Greenough of Boston (1710-1785) | | | | | | | | | Birch | 18 | 7-1/2 | 7-1/2 | 6 | Samuel Thaxter of Boston (1769-1842) | | | | | | | | | Mahogany | 13 | 7-1/4 | 4-1/4 | 6 | Samuel Thaxter of Boston (1769-1842) | | | | | | | | | Yellow birch | 8-1/4 | 4 | * | 4-1/4 | Benjamin K. Hagger of Boston and Baltimore (c. 1769-1834) | | | | | | | | | Cherry | 14 | 5-1/2 | 6-3/8 | 4-3/4 | Gurdon Huntington of Windham, Conn. and Walpole, N.H. (1763-1804) | | | | | | | | | Yale Gallery of Fine Art | Mahogany | 11-1/2 | 5 | * | * | Andrew Newell of Boston (1749-c. 1798) | | | | | | | |
MATHEMATICAL PRACTITIONERS AND INSTRUMENT MAKERS Alphabetical List (Asterisk denotes information unavailable.) | Name | Period | Place | Types of instruments | | | | | | Bailey, John | fl. 1778 | Fishkill, N. Y. | Surveying; surgical | | | | | | Bailey, John, II | 1752-1823 | Hanover and Lynn, Mass. | Surveying | | | | | | Baily, Joel (practitioner) | 1732-1797 | West Bradford, Pa. | | | | | | | Baldwin, Jedidiah | c. 1777-1829 | Salem, Boston, and Northampton, Mass.; Hanover, N. H. | Surveying | | | | | | Banneker, Benjamin (practitioner) | c. 1734-1806 | Baltimore | | | | | | | Benson, John | fl. 1793-1797 | * | Optical | | | | | | Biddle, Owen (practitioner) | 1737-1799 | Philadelphia | | | | | | | Biggs, Thomas | fl. 1792-1795 | New York and Philadelphia | Surveying | | | | | | Blakslee, Ziba | 1768-1834 | Newtown, Conn. | Surveying | | | | | | Blundy, Charles | fl. 1753 | Charleston, S. C. | Thermometric; watches | | | | | | Bowles, Thomas S. | c. 1765-1821 | Portsmouth, N. H. | Surveying | | | | | | Breed, Aaron | 1791-1861 | Boston | Surveying | | | | | | Brokaw, Isaac | fl. 1771 | Philadelphia | * | | | | | | Bulmain & Dennies | fl. 1799 | New York | Nautical | | | | | | Burges, Bartholomew | fl. 1789 | Boston | Scientific | | | | | | Burnap, Daniel | 1759-1838 | East Windsor and Coventry, Conn. | Surveying; clocks | | | | | | Caritat, H. | fl. 1799 | New York | Astronomical | | | | | | Chandlee, Benjamin, Jr. | 1723-1791 | Nottingham, Md. | Surveying; clocks | | | | | | Chandlee & Bros. | fl. 1790-1791 | Nottingham, Md. | Clocks; surveying | | | | | | Chandlee, Ellis | 1755-1816 | Nottingham, Md. | Surveying; clocks | | | | | | Chandlee, Ellis & Bros. | fl. 1791-1797 | Nottingham, Md. | Clocks; surveying | | | | | | Chandlee, Goldsmith | c. 1751-1821 | Winchester, Va. | Surveying; astronomical; clocks | | | | | | Chandlee, Isaac | 1760-1813 | Nottingham, Md. | Surveying; clocks | | | | | | Clark, Robert | fl. 1785 | Charleston, S.C. | Nautical; surveying optical | | | | | | Clough, Jere | 18th century | Boston | Surveying | | | | | | Condy, Benjamin | fl. 1756-1798, d. 1798 | Philadelphia | Mathematical; sand glasses | | | | | | Crow, George | c. 1726-1772 | Wilmington, Del. | Surveying; clocks | | | | | | Dabney, John, Jr. | fl. 1739 | Boston | Mathematical | | | | | | Dakin, Jonathan | fl. 1745 | Boston | Mathematical; balances | | | | | | Davenport, William | 1778-1829 | Philadelphia | Mathematical; surveying | | | | | | Dean, William | (?-1797) | Philadelphia | Surveying; nautical | | | | | | Devacht, Joseph and Francois | fl. 1792 | Gallipolis, Ohio | Watches; compasses; sundials | | | | | | Donegan (or Denegan), John | fl. 1787 | New York | Glass; philosophical | | | | | | Donegany, John (see Donegan) | | | | | | | | | Doolittle, Enos clocks | 1751-1806 | Hartford, Conn. | Surveying; nautical; | | | | | | Doolittle, Isaac | 1721-1800 | New Haven, Conn. | Clocks; scientific | | | | | | Doolittle, Isaac, Jr. | 1759-1821 | New Haven, Conn. | Surveying; clocks | | | | | | Dupee, John | fl. after 1761 | Boston | Surveying | | | | | | Ellicott, Andrew (also practitioner) | 1754-1820 | Baltimore | Surveying; astronomical | | | | | | Emery, Samuel | 1787-1882 | Salem, Mass. | Mathematical | | | | | | Evans, George | fl. 1796; d. 1798 | Philadelphia | Mathematical | | | | | | Fairman, Gideon (See Hooker and Fairman) | 1774-1827 | Newburyport, Mass. | Mathematical | | | | | | Fisher, Martin | fl. 1790 | Philadelphia | Glass | | | | | | Folger, Peter (practitioner?) | 1617-1690 | Nantucket | | | | | | | Folger, Walter, Jr. surveying | 1765-1849 | Nantucket | Astronomical; Surveying | | | | | | Ford, George | fl. late 18th century to 1842 | Lancaster, Pa. | Surveying; nautical | | | | | | Ford, George, II | fl. 1842 | Lancaster, Pa. | Surveying; nautical | | | | | | Fosbrook, W. | fl. 1786 or earlier | New York | Surgical; dental | | | | | | Gatty, Joseph | fl. 1794 | New York and Philadelphia | Glass; philosophical | | | | | | Gilman, Benjamin C. | 1763-1835 | Exeter, N.H. | Mathematical; clocks | | | | | | Gilmur, Bryan | fl. end of 18th century | Philadelphia | Mathematical; clocks | | | | | | Godfrey, Thomas | 1704-1749 | Philadelphia | Improved reflecting backstaff | | | | | | Gould, John | fl. 1794 | Philadelphia | Nautical; surgical; optical | | | | | | Grainger, Samuel (practitioner) | fl. 1719 | Boston | | | | | | | Greenleaf, Stephen | 1704-1795 | Boston | Mathematical | | | | | | Greenough, Thomas | 1710-1785 | Boston | Mathematical; surveying; nautical; astronomical | | | | | | Greenough, William | fl. 1785 | Boston | Surveying | | | | | | Greenwood, Isaac, Sr. (practitioner) | fl. 1726 | Boston | Surveying | | | | | | Greenwood, Isaac, Jr. | 1730-1803 | Boston | Mathematical | | | | | | Grew, Theophilus (practitioner) | fl. 1753 | Philadelphia | | | | | | | Hagger, Benjamin King | c. 1769-1834 | Boston and Baltimore | Mathematical; surveying | | | | | | Hagger, William Guyse | c. 1744-1830? | Newport, R.I. | Nautical | | | | | | Halsie, James, I (practitioner) | fl. 1674 | Boston | | | | | | | Halsy, James, II | 1695-1767 | Boston | Mathematical; surveying | | | | | | Halsy, John | fl. 1700 | Boston | Mathematical | | | | | | Halsy, Joseph | fl. 1697-1762 | Boston | Surveying; nautical | | | | | | Ham, James | fl. 1754-1764 | New York and Philadelphia | Mathematical | | | | | | Ham, James, Jr. | fl. 1780 | Philadelphia | Mathematical | | | | | | Hamlin, William | 1772-1869 | Providence, R. I. | Mathematical; nautical; astronomical | | | | | | Hanks, Benjamin | 1755-1824 | Mansfield and Litchfield, Conn. | Surveying | | | | | | Hanks, Truman | fl. 1808 | Mansfield and Litchfield, Conn. | Surveying | | | | | | Harland, Thomas | 1735-1807 | Norwich, Conn. | Surveying; clocks | | | | | | Heisely, Frederick A. | 1759-1839 | Frederick, Md.; Lancaster, Harrisburg, and Pittsburgh, Pa. | Mathematical; surveying; clocks | | | | | | Heisely, George | 1789-1880 | Harrisburg, Pa. | Clocks; mathematical | | | | | | Hinton, William | fl. 1772 | New York | Mathematical | | | | | | Hoff, George | 1740-1816 | Lancaster, Pa. | Clocks; surveying | | | | | | Holcomb, Amasa (also practitioner) | 1787-1875 | Southwick, Mass. | Surveying; astronomical | | | | | | Hooker & Fairman (William Hooker and Gideon Fairman) | before 1810 | Newburyport, Mass. | Mathematical | | | | | | Houghton, Rowland | c. 1678-1744 | Boston | Surveying | | | | | | Huntington, Gurdon | 1763-1804 | Windham, Conn., and Walpole, N.H. | Surveying and other; clocks | | | | | | Jacks, James | fl. 1780's | Charleston, S.C. surveying | Mathematical; | | | | | | Jayne, John | late 18th century | Salem, Mass. | Mathematical | | | | | | Kennard, John | 1782-1861 | Newmarket, N.H. | Surveying; clocks | | | | | | Ketterer, Alloysius | fl. 1789 | Philadelphia | Glass | | | | | | King & Hagger (Benjamin King and William Guyse Hagger) | 1759 or 1760 until early 1760's | Newport, R.I. | Mathematical; nautical | | | | | | King, Benjamin | 1707-1786 | Newport, R.I. | Mathematical; nautical | | | | | | King, Benjamin | 1740-1804 | Salem, Mass. | Nautical | | | | | | King, Daniel | 1704-1790 | Salem, Mass. | Mathematical | | | | | | King, Samuel | 1748-1819 | Newport, R.I. | Mathematical | | | | | | Lamb, A. & Son | 1780's | New York | Mathematical | | | | | | Lamb, Anthony | 1703-1784 | England; Virginia; Philadelphia; New York; Hunter's Key, N.Y. | Mathematical; surveying; nautical | | | | | | Lamb, John | 1735-1800 | New York | Mathematical | | | | | | Mendenhall, Thomas | fl. 1775 | Lancaster, Pa. | Mathematical; clocks | | | | | | Miller, Aaron | fl. 1748-1771 | Elizabethtown, N.J. | Surveying; clocks; compasses | | | | | | Morris, M. | fl. 1785 | New York | Protractors | | | | | | Newell, Andrew | 1749-1798 | Boston | Mathematical; compasses | | | | | | Newell, Joseph | fl. 1800-1813 | Boston | Surveying | | | | | | Pease, Paul | fl. 1750 | Probably Rhode Island | Quadrant | | | | | | Platt, Augustus | 1793-1886 | Columbus, Ohio | Mathematical; surveying | | | | | | Platt, Benjamin | 1757-1833 | Danbury, Litchfield, and New Milford, Conn.; Lanesboro, Mass.; Columbus, Ohio | Compasses; surveying; clocks | | | | | | Pope, Joseph | 1750-1826 | Boston | Scientific; clocks | | | | | | Potter, John | fl. 1746-1818 | Brookfield, Mass. | Surveying | | | | | | Potts, W. L. | late 18th century | Bucks County, Pa. | Surveying | | | | | | Prince, John (practitioner) | 1751-1836 | Salem, Mass. | Scientific | | | | | | Prince, Nathan (practitioner) | fl. 1743 | Boston | | | | | | | Pryor, Thomas | fl. 1778 | Philadelphia | Mathematical | | | | | | Revere, Paul | 1735-1818 | Boston | Gunnery | | | | | | Rittenhouse, Benjamin | 1740-c.1820 | Philadelphia | Astronomical; surveying | | | | | | Rittenhouse, David (practitioner) | 1732-1796 | Philadelphia and Norriton, Pa. | Astronomical; surveying | | | | | | Rittenhouse & Evans | fl. 1770's | Philadelphia | Surveying | | | | | | Sibley & Marble (Clark Sibley and Simeon Marble) | late 18th century | New Haven, Conn. | Mathematical; clocks; watches | | | | | | Smith, Cordial | fl. 1775 | Connecticut | Surveying | | | | | | Sommer, widow Balthaser | fl. 1753 | New York | Optical | | | | | | Sower, Christopher | c. 1724-1740 | Germantown and Philadelphia, Pa. | Mathematical; clocks | | | | | | Stiles & Baldwin (Jedidiah Baldwin) | fl. 1791 | Northampton, Mass. | Surveying | | | | | | Stiles & Storrs (Nathan Storrs and Jedidiah Baldwin) | fl. 1792 | Northampton, Mass. | Surveying | | | | | | Taws, Charles | fl. 1795 | Philadelphia | Mathematical | | | | | | Thacher, Charles | 18th century | Probably Boston | Surveying | | | | | | Thaxter, Samuel | 1769-1842 | Boston | Nautical; mathematical surveying | | | | | | Voight, Henry | 1738-1814 | Philadelphia | Astronomical; clocks; watches | | | | | | Wall, George, Jr. | fl. 1788 | Bucks County, Pa. | Surveying | | | | | | Walpole, Charles | fl. 1746 | New York | Mathematical | | | | | | Warren, Benjamin | fl. 1740-1790 | Plymouth, Mass. | Surveying; nautical | | | | | | White, Peregrine | 1747-1834 | Woodstock, Conn. | Surveying; clocks | | | | | | Whitney, John | fl. 1801 | Philadelphia | Mathematical; optical | | | | | | Whitney, Thomas | fl. 1798-1823 | Philadelphia | Mathematical; optical; surveying | | | | | | Williams, William | 1737 or 1738-1792 | Boston | Mathematical; nautical | | | | | | Willis, Arthur (practitioner) | fl. 1674 | Possibly Massachusetts | | | | | | | Wilson, James | 1763-1855 | Bradford, Vt. | Globes | | | | | | Wistar, Richard | fl. 1752 | Wistarburg, N.J. | Glass | | | | | | Witt, Christopher (practitioner) | fl. 1710-1765 | Germantown, Pa. | Mathematical; clocks | | | | | | Wood, John | fl. 1790 | Philadelphia | Compasses | | | | | | Youle, James | 1740-1786 | New York | Surgical | | | | | | Youle, John | fl. 1786 | New York | Surgical |
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