Surveyors Reel
Datec. 1820s
DimensionsOverall: 22.9 x 4 x 22.9 cm
Credit LineGift of Mr. Donald Scott, London, Ontario, 1968
Object number1968.013.005
Label TextLand surveyor Mahlon Burwell (1783-1846) used this surveyor’s reel in the 1820s. Perhaps he used it to layout the village that would become London. Working for the provincial government, Burwell also laid out roads and townships across southwestern Ontario.
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