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Auction #115 begins on 30 May 2024

Topography

A Treatise on Practical Surveying and Topographical Plan Drawing (1829)

Published: John Murray, London, 1829

Edition: First Edition

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Three-quarter calf binding with marbled boards. (xii), (191pp), + (Six fold-out plates), + 8pp of ads. Errata slip still present at the preface. Contemporary owner's names at the top of the preface.

Whilst the author is unknown, the nature of the text and plates suggest that the book was of primary use to land surveyors and probably for the early surveyors of The Ordnance Survey, with the dedication being to "The Junior Officers of The British Army".

With descriptions and instructions of the use of instruments such as a surveying compass, sextant, and spirit level, as well as methods of military sketching.

  • Binding Condition: Very Good
  • Overall Condition: Very Good
  • Sold By: Rare Paper
  • Contact Person: Armandt Marais
  • Country: South Africa
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