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Catalogue of Antiquarian Books 1700-1900

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In our Catalogue this is Booknumber V67911

Author Talbot,B.
Title COMPLEAT ART OF LAND-MEASURING; or, A guide to practical surveying: teaching an exact method of measuring and mapping of lands, woods, waters, etc. by the catoptric sextant, and of casting up the same by the pen ... To which is added an appendix, containing a new theory of the catoptric sectant and its use ... also, instructions for measuring of standing timber with several plain and useful tables.
PlacePub London
Publisher T. & W. Lowndes 2nd edition
Date 1784
Illustrations Copperplates (12+supplement plate)+ folding table
Description Octavo late 19th/early 20th century green buckram spine gilt lettered (tips rubbed/sl.marked) xxiii + [1]p + 412pp. Half title & Titlepage damaged & soiled and mounted on a support paper. Preface pages also repaired with translucent paper tape mainly to gutter. These pages are soft and a bit fragile but entirely readable. The contents pages and the entirety of the text and all the plates are in clean and good condition. All the plates & tables are also on strong,firm good quality paper. *Detailed use of the various surveying instruements of the time and the working of examples via set problems is the method of teaching adopted by this teacher of mathematics.
Booknumber V67911
Price Price: GBP 198.00 or USD 244.00
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