Inventory for MSA SC 1374-1



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MSA SC 1374-1-1
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Dates1865
MediumOriginal, slides
StorageB5/12/01/Sh
Description
Compass, made by William J. Young, Philadelphia, number 3875, with tripod (item 2), and surveyor's chains, ca. 1865. Collection includes slides taken in 1982 of "Compton Basset", possibly built ca. 1789 by Hill family. Slides include chapel used for Catholic services during the 18th century and a surveyor's desk said to have belonged to Clement Hill, surveyor general of Maryland. William J. Young began making compasses ca. 1830. After 1850, he started numbering them, beginning with 3000. The company name changed in 1870.
MSA SC 1374-1-2
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Dates1865
Mediumwood, metal
StorageB5/12/01/Sh
Description
Tripod that accompanies the Compass made by William J. Young, Philadelphia.
MSA SC 1374-1-3
Dates1982/09
Medium35mm color slides
StorageContact the Department of Special Collections for location.
Description

A set of 17 color slides showing exterior and interior view of the historic residence, Compton Bassett, Prince George's County. The Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties provides a date of circa 1780 for the house.

Caption: "Slides taken at the home of [collection] donor in Prince George's County, "Compton Bassett" possibly built ca. 1789 by the Hill family. Includes chapel used for Catholic services. Sides also sho surveyors desk, said to have belonged to Clement Hill, Surveyor General of Maryland."