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Topographic maps and sketch mapping (1920)

Finch, James Kip, 1883- · New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · leaf 96

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ances 5 and 3 to the nearest 100 meters over and up from thecorner 8.3, by using the reading scale given at the bottom ofthe map we obtain the hectometric coordinates of A 85.33 COORDINATES AND GRIDS 75 as given above. This locates the point A within a hectometeror about 100 yards. If this is not… … S o 52 and 34 and the dekametric coordinates would then be852.324. It is clear from the above that points shown on maps maybe accurately described by either of these map reference 76 USE OF TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS IN THE FIELD systems. The next article deals with the use of a map inthe field, the location…

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