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GEODAESIA : OR, THE ART OF SURVEYING AND MEASURING THE LAND MADE EASY. SHEWING BY PLAIN AND PRACTICAL RULES, HOW TO SURVEY, PROTRACT, CAST UP, REDUCE OR DIVIDE ANY PIECE OF LAND WHATSOEVER; WITH NEW TABLES FOR THE EASE OF THE SURVEYOR IN REDUCING THE MEASURES OF LAND. MOREOVER, A MORE FACILE AND SURE WAY OF SURVEYING BY THE CHAIN, THAN HAS HITHERTO BEEN TAUGHT. AS ALSO HOW TO LAY OUT NEW LANDS IN AMERICA, OR ELSEWHERE; AND HOW TO MAKE A PERFECT MAP OF A RIVER'S MOUTH OR HARBOUR; WITH SERVERAL OTHER THINGS NEVER YET PUBLISHED IN OUR LANGUAGE
by Love, John
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Eugene, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, England: J. Rivington, J. Ward, and J. Richardson, 1760. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Octavo, 8.3 in. x 5.3 in., pp. [18], 196, [16], 1-4, [37], 2-7, [1]. Illustrated with many line drawings. Rebound in caramel cloth boards. Gilt title on black label, and five raised bands with gilt bandlines, to spine. Newer endpapers. Previous owner's signature, dated 1768, to front flyleaf and top of title page. Bookbinder's sticker to rear pastedown. Age-toning to pages with scattered spotting. Previous owner's pencil marks to rear flyleaf.
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- GEODAESIA : OR, THE ART OF SURVEYING AND MEASURING THE LAND MADE EASY. SHEWING BY PLAIN AND PRACTICAL RULES, HOW TO SURVEY, PROTRACT, CAST UP, REDUCE OR DIVIDE ANY PIECE OF LAND WHATSOEVER; WITH NEW TABLES FOR THE EASE OF THE SURVEYOR IN REDUCING THE MEASURES OF LAND. MOREOVER, A MORE FACILE AND SURE WAY OF SURVEYING BY THE CHAIN, THAN HAS HITHERTO BEEN TAUGHT. AS ALSO HOW TO LAY OUT NEW LANDS IN AMERICA, OR ELSEWHERE; AND HOW TO MAKE A PERFECT MAP OF A RIVER'S MOUTH OR HARBOUR; WITH SERVERAL OTHER THINGS NEVER YET PUBLISHED IN OUR LANGUAGE
- Author
- Love, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Seventh Edition
- Publisher
- J. Rivington, J. Ward, and J. Richardson
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1760
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