Marker part, survey

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OBJECT TYPE: CAP/BRASS/CONTROL POINT
DATE: 1980
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1994.0448.001

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: BRONZE MARKER CAP.

Dimensions

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

Length: 6.8 cm
Width: 6.8 cm
Height: 10.5 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: Unknown
Period: THIS STYLE OF CONTROL POINT MARKER USED SINCE 1980.
Canada: EXAMPLE OF A CONTROL POINT MARKER (CAP) USED IN SECOND ORDER SURVEYS, PRIMARILY IN THE ROCKIES.
Function: TO MARK AND IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, FOR USE AS A PRIMARY REFERENCE OR CONTROL POINT, DURING SURVEY.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A LATE 20TH CENTURY CONTROL POINT MARKER. CONVEX CURVE OF CAP AND PROMINANT V-CUT, AND (USUAL) PLACEMENT AT HIGH POINT PERMIT MARKER TO BE VIEWED FROM A DISTANCE, AND OVER A WIDE AREA. THREE-FLANGE DESIGN OF POST SECURES MARKER MORE FIRMLY THAN SHEER ORSMOOTH POST.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: " [ crown symbol/ CONTROL/ ARPENTAGE DES TERRES DU CANADA LANDS SURVEYS " & deep V-cut incised in cap.
Missing: NONE.
Finish: Unknown
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Marker part, survey, after 1980, Artifact no. 1994.0448, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1994.0448.001/

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