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8vo. pp. xii, 184. 19 folding maps & diagrams, & slip 'Data For Topographical Sketching' loosely inserted in rear flap. original black & gilt-stamped cloth (covers frayed & stained, front hinge split, first gathering loose). First Edition? Includes chapters on scales of maps, representation, reconnaisance, levelling, surveying, hydrography, underground topography, field sketching, instruments (stadia, transit, sextant, odometer, casella compass, protractor, chronometer), &c. "Among the special features of the work may be mentioned the section (23) on barometric hypsometry, in Chapter II, and the underground contour map of the floor of the Mammoth coalbed, in the charts". (Preface)

6.25X9.25. "designed for the use of students, amateur topographers, surveyors, engineers, and all persons interested in the location and construction of works based upon topography" map enclosed in adheared envelope on rear board, unusual rear cover flap that folds over the for edges, gilt on psine, black and white illustrations, shelf worn, hinges cracking, previous owners signature on front end paper, good condition considering age _PAB_