Marker, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: POST/WOOD/TOWNSHIP
DATE: 1846
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1973.0697.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: CEDAR POST SUPPORTED BY WOOD STAND & METAL STRAPS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 47.0 cm
Width: 40.6 cm
Height: 116.5 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Exploration and Survey
Category: Landmarks
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Quebec
Period: 1846-1933
Canada: PLACED AT SOUTHWEST CORNER OF TOWNSHIP OF BAIE-DE-GASPE-SUD BY C.F. FOURNIER, DEPUTY PROVINCIAL LAND SURVEYOR IN 1846. PART OF CDN LANDMARKS COLLECTION, EST'D IN 1952 BY R.W. CLARK, D.L.S., S.L.S. THESEMARKERS SPAN OVER 200 YRS OF CANADIAN SURVEYING & INCLUDE ITEMS FROM EVERY PROVINCE & TERRITORY EXCEPT NFLD.
Function: TO IDENTIFY THE PRECISE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF A SPECIFIC SITE, AS DETERMINED BY A SURVEYOR.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF EARLY CEDAR TOWNSHIP CORNER MARKER. OFFICIALLY CEDAR POSTS AS TOWNSHIP CORNER MARKERS WERE NO LONGER USED AFTER 1882; HOWEVER IN MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THEY CONTINUED TO BE USED AFTER THIS DATE. (REF.2, P.53)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: `C.F.F. D.A.P./ JANUARY 20 1846/ L.48 DEGREES 50'N./ VAR. 22 DEGREES 25'N' INCISED ON ONE OF BROAD SIDES. (INSCRIPTION WORN & DIFFICULT TO READ WITHOUT PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF TEXT)./ `42' INCISED ON LEFT SIDE; `--ND' (?) VISIBLE ABOVE(NOT VERIFIED BY EMR NOTES)/ `NO XXXXVIII ' INCISED ON OPPOSITE SIDE;`C.--' [POSSIBLY C.F.F.] INCISED NEAR TOP (NOT VERIFIED BY EMR NOTES)
Missing: AREAS OF LOSS DUE TO DECAY From CA of 02/18/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker, survey, circa 1846, Artifact no. 1973.0697, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0697.001/

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