The Practical Surveyor, or the Art of Landmeasuring Made Easy

London, Printed W Jonston, 1764. The Fifth Edition: 'Corrected and Enlarged by a Careful Hand. Illustrated by several copper plates, ' 8.5 x 5.25 inches approx. Early rebound calf boards in very good condition, gilt title on banded spine, a little cracking along front hinges but generally very good, endpapers have been replaced at some time, no inscriptions, fold-out showing instruments opposite title page, title page gives details of the book's contents, 6 Plates detailing 46 figures, viii, 191 pages, some browning of pages, corner clipped to page vii/viii, fold outs creased, text and figures fully readable, insect damage to final page, condition is very good considering the age of the book. The title page gives the following details, but for the purpose of this description we have replaced the 'f's that are used in the printing with the normal 's' as used today: 'Shewing , By plain and familiar Rules, how to Survey any Piece of Land whatsoever, by the PLAIN-TABLE, THEODOLITE, or CIRCUMFERENTOR; or by the Chain only. And how to Protract, Cast up, Reduce, and Divide the same likewise, An easy Method of Protracting Observations made with the Meridian; and how to cast up the Content of any Plot of Land, by Reducing any Multangular Figure to one Triangle, to which is added, An APPENDIX shewing how to Draw Buildings, etc in Perspective: of levelling; and also how to Measure standing Timber. ' A very smart and highly collectable book. Ideal gift for anyone interested in the ancient profession of surveying. .