An upcoming auction in Dallas this weekend features some instruments that George Washington used for land surveying. The auction of items passed down in Washington’s family include a compass (estimated at $40,000), a Gunter’s Scale (estimated at $30,000), and letters commissioning him to do survey work on land in Virginia. The surveying equipment is of particular interest to collectors as it reveals his pre-Revolution life.
Details on the auction items, including the ability to bid online, can be found here.
