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Title
Surveyor's
backstaff
Subject
Cross-staffs
;
Jacob's
staffs
;
Surveying
instruments
;
Measuring
instruments
;
McArthur
,
Duncan
,
1772-1839
Time Period
1790s
Place
Adena
;
Chillicothe
(Ohio)
;
Ross
County
(Ohio)
Description
Surveyor's
backstaff
or
cross-staff
was
made
in
England
and
dates
from
1790-1800
. This
long
staff
is
made
of
dark
brown
wood
and
brass
.
It
is
missing
the
horizontal
cross
piece(s)
that
allowed
the
user
to
measure
the
angle
between
two
objects
.
Commonly
known
as
Jacob's
staff
, the
cross-staff
was
used
as a
tool
for
celestial
navigation
and for
land
surveying
. This
item
originally
belonged
to
Duncan
McArthur
(1772-1839)
,
who
was
born
in
New
York
, and
settled
in
Chillicothe
,
Ohio
, in
1797
.
During
the
War
of
1812
,
McArthur
was a
colonel
in the
militia
. He was
later
appointed
a
brigadier
general
in the
U.S
.
Army
.
McArthur
served
in
both
houses
of the
Ohio
General
Assembly
prior
to
being
elected
the
state's
eleventh
governor
in
1830
.
Date of Original
1790-1800
Collection
Adena
Collection
Source
H
62771
Format
Object
;
Picture
Submitting Institution
Ohio Historical Society
Rights
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Type
StillImage
File Name
H62771.tif
Image Height
618
Image Width
2849
File Size
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