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october 10, 2014 - MBef
The MB&F M.A.D.Gallery presents 25 rare vintage surveying instruments collected by Italian architect Bruno Gritti
The MB&F M.A.D.Gallery is delighted to showcase 25 rare and beautiful 19th century surveying instruments thanks to Italian connoisseur and collector Bruno Gritti.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, surveyors were important people, responsible for tracing the lines needed to map cities, dig canals, build roads and lay down railway lines in a rapidly industrialising world.
Their most precious possessions were their surveying instruments like theodolites, tacheometers and levels.
These instruments weren’t just highly accurate measuring tools, they were artfully crafted too: Gleaming brass, bronze or steel, sometimes complemented by the rich brown hue of wooden tripods or carrying cases.
Mr Gritti has dedicated the last 50 years of his life to meticulously researching and collecting these historical treasures, ambassadors to the age of exploration and empire-building.
And luckily for us, he has chosen the M.A.D.Gallery to fulfil his wish of passing the baton onto kindred spirits with a fascination for history and an appreciation of fine mechanical craftsmanship.
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104-theodolite
4139x5796, 10MB
128-astrolabe-portrait
4471x6259, 11MB
59-theodolite
4249x5949, 12MB
61-theodolite
4559x6383, 13MB
64-phototheodolite
2480x3508, 6MB
65-theodolite
4373x6123, 12MB
70-cleps
4680x6551, 10MB
78-tacheometer
4474x6263, 12MB
80-tacheometer-clarte
4461x6246, 12MB
gritti-s-firm-bergamo-1
2304x3456, 9MB
gritti-s-firm-bergamo-2
2304x3456, 7MB
gritti-s-firm-bergamo-3
2304x3456, 8MB
gritti-s-portait
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