A complete treatise on practical land-surveying, in seven parts; (1839)
Nesbit, A[nthony], 1778-1859. [from old catalog] · London, Longman, Orme, Browne, Green, and Longmans; [etc., etc.] · leaf 186
IV. MEREs AND WOODS. The method of measuring Meres and Woods by the Chainand Cross, has already been shewn in Part III. It is here pro-posed to survey them by the Chain only. In this case, you must not only measure on the outside of themere, or wood, and take insets as before directed; but also… … Begin at -f- 1, and measure eastward as far as -f 2, takinginsets as you proceed; then produce the line to -j- 3. Returnto -j- 2, and measure northward as far as -j- 4; thence run aline backward to -f- 3, which will tie the first and second lines.Return to -f- 4, continue the line to -f- 5, and…
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