The Jefferson Stone: Demarcation of the First Meridian of the United States by Bedini, Silvio A - 1999

Professional Surveyors Pub, 1999-01-01. Hardcover. Like New/Excellent Dust Jacket. 10x6x0. This book is Near Fine with a Near Fine Dust Jacket. This is a hardcover book with 175 pages including many photos and illustrations. The publishing date is 1999. This book and DJ are in almost New condition with no markings and just the slightest hint of age. We always ship in a sturdy box.

Professional Surveyors Pub, 1999-01. Hardcover. Good.

Profeesional Surveyors Publishing Co, 1999. Hardcover. New. Among the early concerns of the nation's founders was the lack of a national prime meridian, required for establishing longitudes on land. In 1804, when Thomas Jefferson began planning the Lewis and Clark Expedtion, he realized the need for the establishment of a single prime meridian to faciilitate mapping of the expanding nation. This book is a history of the meridian marker which becam known as the Jefferson Stone, a replacement granite monument remains today near the Washington Monument.

Professional Surveyors Pub, 1999-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!