The Years of the Life of Samuel Lane, 1718-1806:
A New Hampshire Man and His World
While apprenticed to a shoemaker, Samuel Lane studied
the "art and mystery" of surveying as well. This compass, along with other tools used by Lane, formed
part of an exhibition on this remarkable 18th-century "Renaissance man." The exhibition was on view at
the Museum of New Hampshire History from March 25, 2000, through January 7, 2001.
