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Museum
of Surveying in Michigan
A museum in Lansing, Michigan devoted
to the presentation of surveying history
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Surveyors
Historical Society A
society dedicated to the preservation of the history of the science of
surveying. |
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History
of the National Geodetic Survey Featuring
an album of historical images, biographies, stories & tales, historical
map & chart collection and much more |
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Washington
Map Society A
society focused on cartography, its
history and collecting of maps.
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The
Oughtred Society A
society devoted to slide rule
collectors and historians.
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Calculating
Machines
Website
devoted to collecting calculating
devices and associated information. |
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The
Library of Congress - Geography & Map Division
Online
Map Collections 1544-1999;
various subjects including: Discovery
& Exploration, Military Battles & Campaigns, Cities & Towns, Cultural
Landscape, Transportation & Communication. |
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National
Museum of American History - Surveying & Geodesy Collection
Website
describing the surveying / geodesy collection of the Smithsonian Institute
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The
Antique Telescope Society, Inc.
Society
interested in astronomical instruments history and discovery, the history of
optics and
the preservation and use of those antique instruments through stewardship and
education.
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Virtual
Surveying Instrument Collection University
of New South Wales, Sydney |
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MuseumLink.com Features
links to websites of both actual and virtual museums. |
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Mount
Diablo Surveyors Historical Society
An
organization focusing on the preservation of surveying history primarily in
northern California |
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Mapping
and Surveying History International Limited
Several
pictures of interesting instruments
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Commerce
Standards (Common Weights & Measures for
Traffic)
Descriptions
of various standards of measure, including the Gunter chain, Rathborne
chain
and Wing chain |
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The
Encyclopedia of Land Surveying Links
Index
of links for surveying information
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Oregon
Trail Mercantile's Virtual Compass Museum
A
compilation and virtual collection of compasses to aid in identification
and
valuation.
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Kornelia
and Lisa's Pocket Compass Guide
Concentrates
on pocket compasses manufactured between 1900 and 1920.
Offers
pocket compasses for sale too. |
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Ripro Corporation, Japan
Japanese company that makes survey markers. Has
a few pics of their marker museum |
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