J. H. Steward Plane Table Compass Sketching Board c.1910 Nieuport Scout card and glass are in

card and glass are in very good condition

It would have been used during the many British Army artillery firing competitions held by the N

and worked on standardising the long temperature record that dated back to the mid-nineteenth century

military and surveying instruments

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J. H. Steward Plane Table Compass Sketching Board c.1910 Nieuport Scout card and glass are inA rare J. H. Steward Military 'New' Plane Table Sketching Board, dating from c. 1910. The 'New' Plane Table appeared in Steward military instrument catalogues from 1901 to 1910. Made of mahogany, with brass fittings and tripod attachment point, it comes with its original accessories the 'Simpson Reflecting Sight Ruler', and the 'Waterproof Canvas Case'. The Simpson Ruler first appeared in the 1910 Steward catalogue, and was no longer listed in the