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The compleat surveyor: containing the whole art of surveying of land, by plain table, circumferentor, theodolite, peractor, and other instruments. With divers kinds of mesurations, and matters pertinent to a work of this nature. The third edition, corrected and enlarged, with the addition of three entire books not before printed. The whole treatise being comprised in VII. books. An account of the particulars in each of them contained, is given in the preface to the reader. By William Leybourn philomathematicus.

  • Accession number

    83060561

  • Class

    SR - OS - 97/

  • Language

    English

  • Physical description

    [20], 107, [1], 183-397, [5], 399-429, [1] p., [6] leaves of plates : diagrams, port. ; 2°.

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General note: Title page in red and black. Frontis. portrait (plate) of the author signed: R: White delin: et sculp:. "The seventh book, containing the legal part of surveying: ... By Thomas Manley" has separate dated title page on leaf (3D)1r. "A scalar supplement for the most accurate plotting of land," (caption title) is by John Wyberd. Signatures: *2 2*-3*4 B-N4 O6 2A-2Y4 3Z4 £A-3D4 (3D)2 3E-3G4 3H2; MS. pencil marks throughout UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), L1909 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms, 1977. 1 microfilm reel. 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 766:28). Ownership and custodial history: MS. pencil note on front flyleaf: "W.L. 1909"; purchased 10 February 1959 from Blackwells, Oxford UK-SuSCL Binding Information: C18th full calf with gold-tooled panel, re-backed UK-SuSCL