GIBSON, Robert. A Treatise on Practical Surveying

Demonstrated from its First Principles: wherein everything that is Useful and Curious in that Art is fully Considered and Explained; Particularly, four new and very concise Methods to determine the Areas of Right-lined figures, with two other new Geometrical Methods, much more accurate and expeditious than any ever before made public. Also, the method of tracing defaced mearings from the Down, or any other, survey; very useful to Persons who have any Property in Land, to Lawyers in controverted Surveys, and to Practical Surveyors. The whole illustrated with copper-plates. By the late Robert Gibson, Teacher of Mathematics. The sixth edition improved. With twelve folding plates. Dublin: Printed by P. Wogan, 15 Lower Ormond-Quay, 1810. Large post octavo. pp. [viii], 331, 12 (folding plates). Contemporary full calf, spine professionally rebacked in calf, title in gilt on black morocco label on spine. Some notes in pencil. Occasional mild foxing.

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