Surveyor's Staff
From Inventions
Name in use since the 16th century, often in the form staggia.
Description
Graduated rod for topographical alignments and measuring differences in height.
Bibliographical Resources
Scamozzi, Vincenzo, L’idea della architettura universale, Venezia, 1615, Parte I, Lib. II, Cap. VIII, p. 124: “su la quale s’elevi una Staggia…”.
Images
 Giovanni Pomodoro, Geometria prattica, Roma, 1598, tav. XXXI. |
Author of the entry: Filippo Camerota
