Morris – Three Points of the Compass

Map measure of the month: Morris’s Patent Bijou Wealemefna

With the release of this tiny instrument, English inventor and manufacturer Edward Morris probably reached his zenith when he created the smallest in his developing range of map measures.

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Map measure of the month- Morris’s Patent Chartometer, without totaliser

This month's instrument is attractive, awkward to use and full of faults. The design was later refined and led the way for many manufacturers of similar map measures.

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Map measure of the month: Morris’s ‘Patent Cartomètrè’

The Cartomètrè is a miniaturised metric version of the innovative mechanical measures invented by Englishman Edward Morris. Despite its modest dimensions, it had remarkable capability for its time.

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Map Measurer of the month- Morris’s Patent Chartometer, with totaliser

This months map measure is a wonderful chunky, clunky piece of Victorian engineering invented by Englishman Edward Russell Morris, of the Morris Patents Engineering Works, High Street, Birmingham. It dates from the 1870s and is capable of measuring a wide range of scales due to interchangeable card discs.

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Map measurer of the month- Morris’s Patent Wealemefna

Morris’s Patent Wealemefna is a simple map measurer dating from […]