Instrument - Scientific Instruments, Abbott, Boxed Theodolite, c1850-1860s

Historical information

This item was used at the Ballarat School of Mines.

Francis Abbott was a watchmaker from Manchester. He arrived in Tasmania as a convict in 1845, and was granted a ticket of leave in 1849. He died in 1883.

Physical description

A theodolite in a timber box

Inscriptions & markings

Engraved
Abbott Hobart Town
Varley London

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