- Title:
- Brunel's theodolite
- Object name(s):
- theodolite; theodolite
- Brief description:
- Surveyor's theodolite by W. & S. Jones, London, c1830, said to have been used by IK Brunel during the construction of the Great Western Railway (Exhibit 1902)
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- theodolite
- Associated concept:
- Running the Railway
- Associated concept:
- tools of the trade and personal accessories
- Associated person:
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel
- Person's association:
- user
- Credit line:
- British Railways Board Records Office
- Object name:
- theodolite; theodolite
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1830
- Date - latest:
- 1830
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1830
- Date - latest:
- 1830
- Object production person:
- W. & S. Jones
- Object production place:
- Holborn, Camden, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 1986-534
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- 86/240
- Other number type:
- file number
- Other number:
- NRM/147/659
- Other number type:
- file number
- Responsible department/section:
- NRM - Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d01ab9c5-0798-36b8-aeb3-55fa0668ddf8
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/d01ab9c5-0798-36b8-aeb3-55fa0668ddf8, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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