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Title
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Instruments
Description
An account of the resource
A selection of instruments used by the Dominion Land Surveyors of Canada.
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Crabtree rule
Subject
The topic of the resource
survey instrument
Description
An account of the resource
This Parallel Line Rule is a heavy-weighted object, suitable for life on flat surfaces. All of its part are made of brass, which is a sturdy and relatively inexpensive material. The rule is slightly tarnished but has no discernible damage. This would suggest it was a desk object and well taken care of.
It was made by H.S. Crabtree around 1930, and was eventually collected by famed Canadian surveyor Louis Sebert who collected older, non-technical objects for nostalgic purposes. In 2003 Sebert's wife handed the instrument to the Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa where it has been ever since.
References:
Archive.org
https://archive.org/stream/uoftreportgov1944univ/uoftreportgov1944univ_djvu.txt
https://www.archive.org/stream/n01ontariosession65ontauoft/n01ontariosession65ontauoft_djvu.txt?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true
MARCH 4
Smithsonian Online
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_690215
Individual Collections
https://www.mathsinstruments.me.uk/page39.html
Royal Museum Greenwich
https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/42814.html
Creator
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H. S. Crabtree ltd. Toronto, circa 1930
Date
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circa 1930's: made/marked by H. S. Crabtree
2003: collected by Museum of Science and Technology
Format
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Bass (all parts)
severe in appearance with distinctly shaped hinges that are most notably associated with H. Hughes & Son design from England.
heavier than an average parallel rule, about 2 lbs.
Language
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English
Type
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mathematical instrument used for drawing parallel lines on a chart or graph
Identifier
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2004.0015.1
Coverage
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Canadian survey instrument
Ontario, Canada
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Instruments
Description
An account of the resource
A selection of instruments used by the Dominion Land Surveyors of Canada.
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Title
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Ruler
Description
An account of the resource
Brass parallel rule, used to draw parallel lines to scale. It is slightly longer and heavier than average. It has degree notches as well as compass directions marked on it. The fleur de lis symbol replaces the "N" for north.
Creator
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H.S. Crabtree ltd.
Date
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manufactured circa 1900-1940
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Title
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Sketch of a surveying party
Description
An account of the resource
Estcourt sketched a surveying party at work in the Stanstead Plains, Maine during the joint boundary commission. The surveyors are using long poles to measure and compare their positions. At the bottom he wrote, "Now Maxime, I'll go over there and put you in a straight line, a droit et a gauche."
Creator
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James Bucknall Bucknall Estcourt
Source
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<a href="https://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=2837325&rec_nbr_list=2833609,2837689,2897559,2833589,2898125,2927245,2927255,2837325,2833515,2897555">Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1988-22-62R</a>
Publisher
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Library and Archives Canada
Date
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July 16, 1845
Identifier
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Library and Archives Canada, ICON74955 or MIKAN 2837325
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English Mail Day
Description
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Estcourt kept a sketchbook and journal during the joint boundary commission. Here he shows a man writing by candlelight in his tent, with survey equipment at his side. It took several weeks for mail to cross the Atlantic by ship, and Estcourt always anxiously awaited its delivery.
Creator
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James Bucknall Bucknall Estcourt
Source
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<a href="https://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=2837324&rec_nbr_list=2897978,2837064,2898124,2927244,2837324,2833514,2897564,2897574,2833594,2897594">Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1988-22-40R</a>
Publisher
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Library and Archives Canada
Date
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July 24, 1844
Identifier
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Library and Archives Canada, ICON74677 or MIKAN 2837324
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Still Image
A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials.
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Painting of a boundary commission survey camp
Description
An account of the resource
This watercolour is of a survey party in the woods, with a surveyor visible in the tent. Estcourt wrote in a letter that "when once the tent is tried it will always be preferred." Although he did not enjoy the ever-present mosquitoes, he enjoyed his breakfasts of "trout, biscuit of bread, sometimes eggs and milk and tea."
Date
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July 8, 1844.
Identifier
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Library and Archives Canada, ICON74660 or MIKAN 2837323
Creator
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James Bucknall Bucknall Estcourt.
Source
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<a href="https://collectionscanada.gc.ca/pam_archives/index.php?fuseaction=genitem.displayItem&lang=eng&rec_nbr=2837323&rec_nbr_list=2898125,2837323">Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1988-22-39R</a>
Publisher
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Library and Archives Canada
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Title
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Photograph of John McLatchie
Subject
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Canadian land surveyor photographs
Description
An account of the resource
This is a photograph of John McLatchie, the famed Canadian land surveyor who worked across Canada in a variety of surveying projects (at the Dominon, Provincial, and local levels).
Creator
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William James Topley
Source
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Topley Series B. “McLatchie, John.” February, 1879, Ottawa. Photograph by William James Topley. Library and Archives Canada, accession number 1936-270 NPC, item number 32334, MIKAN number 34721000.
Publisher
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Library and Archives Canada
Date
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February, 1879
Format
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Photograph
Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Illustration of an "Engineer's level"
Subject
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Instructional books - Land surveying equipment and procedures
Description
An account of the resource
This is an image of an "engineer's level" found in a J.B. Johnson book from 1889. The design, while distinct in some ways from the McLatchie level, is remarkably similar to it in many of its structural features. It has not been determined whether McLatchie's instrument is a water or spirit level (it had an amber-coloured liquid inside its bubble tube).
Furthermore, the book from which this diagram has been taken was found in a 'John McLatchie' collection being preserved by the Canadian Science and Technology Museum, and the similarity in time period and instrument style emphasizes the similarity between this representation and the instrument prepared by James Foster.
Creator
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J.B. Johnson
Source
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C.E. Johnson, The Theory and Practice of Surveying (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1889), 61.
Publisher
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John Wiley & Sons
Date
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1889
Contributor
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Canadian Science and Technology Museum ('John McLatchie collection')
Format
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Photograph; instructional book; museum artifact
Language
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English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Artifact
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Title
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Diagram of Leveling Applications
Subject
The topic of the resource
Leveling procedures
Description
An account of the resource
This is an image taken from a book by W.M. Gillespie in 1865. The picture represents a potential function of leveling within the larger realm of land surveying. Measuring the shape of a terrain was a crucial aspect of this practice.
This book was found in the Canadian Science and Technology Museum's 'John McLatchie' collection; its link to the famous surveyor provides an interesting backdrop into the nature of his work in the field.
Creator
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W.M. Gillespie
Source
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W.M. Gillespie, A Treatise on Land-Surveying (New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1865), 411.
Publisher
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D. Appleton & Co.
Date
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1865
Contributor
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Canadian Science and Technology Museum ('John McLatchie' Collection)
Format
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Photograph; instructional book; museum artifact
Language
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English
Type
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Artifact
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Title
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Instruments
Description
An account of the resource
A selection of instruments used by the Dominion Land Surveyors of Canada.
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Title
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Foster level
Subject
The topic of the resource
Canadian surveying instruments
Description
An account of the resource
This is a surveying level produced by James Foster, an instrument maker based in Toronto, Canada. The apparatus also includes a wooden tripod, upon which the level was placed when taking measurements. This artifact was in the possession of John McLatchie, a well-established professional land surveyor in nineteenth-century Canada, and was passed down through his family descendants to a relative residing in Ottawa, Canada.
Physically, this level appears to be made almost entirely of brass, which has been painted either to a dark brown or gold color. The object also includes a telescope and a 'bubble tube,' both of which were integral to the surveying process.
The level's connection with McLatchie suggests possible implications for its past use in notable surveys across Canada (i.e.: Ottawa valley, Manitoba, British Columbia, etc.)
Creator
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James Foster
Source
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John McLatchie Collection (780715-780753), Canadian Science and Technology Museum.
Date
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Unknown (likely produced between 1870 and 1910)
[source: Randall C. Brooks and William J. Daniels, “Surveying Instrument Makers of Central Canada” ]
August 8th, 1978: Acquired by Canadian Science and Technology Museum
Contributor
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Mrs. N.F. Kettles (1978)
Format
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Physical artifact; photographic representation
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Museum Artifact
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Survey Markers
Description
An account of the resource
Exported from Canada Science and Technology Museum Open Data, Dec. 2014.https://www.techno-science.ca/en/data.php
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Canada Science and Technology Museum
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McLatchie Marker
Identifier
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1973.0694.001
Subject
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Landmarks collection
Description
An account of the resource
This is an iron post planted in 1873 by John McLatchie, retrieved by R. W. Clark in 1953, and acquired by the Canada Science and Technology Musum in 1973. The marker's history and significance is immersed in a background of surveying expansion, resistance to the Dominion Lands project by Aboriginal groups, and the general history of Canadian Western settlement.
Creator
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James Knott
Source
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Canada Science and Technology Museum
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
February 26, 2015
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Title
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D. K. MacDonald's Fieldbook, 1965, Point Pleasant Park
Subject
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Field Book: 30768
Creator
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Jessica Ozorak
Source
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Photos taken by Jessica Ozorak at Natural Resources Canada
Contributor
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Natural Resources Canada
Identifier
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D. K. MacDonald's Fieldbook (FB30768). Natural Resources Canada. D. K. MacDonald. 1965
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Title
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McLatchie Letter, 1881
Subject
The topic of the resource
John McLatchie
Description
An account of the resource
This is a letter written by John McLatchie in Winnipeg, dated February 1st, 1881. In it, he addresses two individuals about surveys of mining claims that he had completed for them. This letter is significant because its references to First Nations individuals, well as its discussion of surveying as means of finding material wealth, are great reflections of the climate of Canadian surveying in the years immediately preceding the eruption of the Northwest Rebellion in 1885.
Creator
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John McLatchie
Source
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Canada Science and Technology Museum Library
Date
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1881
Type
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Text
Identifier
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Canada Science and Technology Museum Library, 78788.22
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Title
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Complete transit
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Transit carrying case, interior
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Transit carrying case and strap, exterior
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View of crosshairs through telescope
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Transit compass face
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Transit compass face and level
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Transit carrying case, handle well with broken handle
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Telescope viewfinder
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Transit carrying case, bottom
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Instruments
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A selection of instruments used by the Dominion Land Surveyors of Canada.
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Transit
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Canadian surveying equipment
Description
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This transit was a key instrument for surveyors, as it was used for measuring horizontal angles (and later vertical angles as well). Transits were invented in 1831 in the United States and were popular for their versatility, durability, and cheap pricetag. Like most transits, this one is made of brass, with silver, glass, and liquid components.
The transit was made ca. 1861-1866 by Charles Hearn in Montreal. At one point it belonged to James Moffett (1829-1911), who lived in Wakefield, QC. Moffett was a native of Quebec but was of Irish heritage. He worked as a farmer and in the 1870s qualified as a provincial land surveyor, which is likely when he started using the transit. Despite its long history the transit is in relatively good condition, with a few evident repairs and replacement parts.
References:
1871 and 1881 Census, Library and Archives Canada, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/Pages/census.aspx.
Canada Science and Technology Museum files
“Invention and Introduction of the Engineer’s Transit,” from The Engineering News September 15, 1875. Engineering News Record Volumes 1-2 accessible via Google Books.
“Transit.” Smithsonian National Museum of American History, https://amhistory.si.edu/surveying/type.cfm?typeid=20
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Manufactured or distributed by Charles Hearn.
Date
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Manufactured ca. 1861-1866
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Canada Science and Technology Museum, 1978.0971.001
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Quebec, Canada
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Photographs by student in HIS4135