English, c.1865, a magazine case of instruments by Stanley, the mahogany veneered case with cartouche engraved ' Presented to Lt. Col. A Strange F.R.S'. with proportional dividers, beam compass ends etc, the lower compartment with a few items including an ivory sector and a road pen by Reeves. [CITES]

Provenance: originally the property of Alexander Strange (1818-1876). Educated at Harrow, Strange received a commission in the 7th Madras Light Cavalry in 1834. After studying at the Magnetic and Meteorological Observatory in Simla, in 1847 he was appointed second assistant to the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India. He was employed on the Karachi Longitudinal Series, by 1850 he took chief command of that project. He later organised the establishment of a department for inspection of scientific instruments for use in India, and designed and superintended the construction of massive theodolites and transit instruments. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Royal Astronomical Society, and in 1864 the Royal Society.

Note: This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.