A 19th-Century brass surveying compass, signed on the silvered dial E Kutz New York, the silvered dial finely engraved with fleur-de-lis, scroll and shell decoration, the circle divided in 4 quadrants, the iron needle on pivot with jewelled cap and clamp, the limb with cross-bubble, 2 vertical sights and universal staff mounting, in mahogany case - 13¾in. (35cm.) wide.