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Platting in Minnesota

Platting in Minnesota

by Fant, Jesse E. Maner, William A

Univ. Minnesota. Very Good. 1971. Revised Edition. Paperback. 34 pages .
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NZ$33.78
Platting and County Survey Records in Minnesota

Platting and County Survey Records in Minnesota

by Fant, Jesse E. Maner, William A

Univ. Minnesota. Very Good. 1970. Paperback. 41 pages .
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NZ$33.78
Militargeographische angaben uber england | Military geographic information about england

Militargeographische angaben uber england | Military geographic information about england

Berlin, August 1940. Folder. Green paper cover. Black lettering on cover. German text. Some pencil and handling marks on the cover, but a clean copy. Contains many charts, geological sketches, maps (including two fold outs) and black and white photographs of military targets in south east England identified as objectives for the Luftwaffe. Targeted for destruction: completed on 15 August 1940, this German military document intended for military staff identified harbours, bays, factories and coastal... Read more about this item
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NZ$620.95
Pantometrum Kircherianum, hoc est, Instrumentum Geometricum novum, à Celeberrimo Viro P. Athanasio Kirchero ante hac inventum, nunc decem Libris, universam paenè Practicam Geometriam complectentibus explicatum, perspicuisque demonstrationibus illustratum..

Pantometrum Kircherianum, hoc est, Instrumentum Geometricum novum, à Celeberrimo Viro P. Athanasio Kirchero ante hac inventum, nunc decem Libris, universam paenè Practicam Geometriam complectentibus explicatum, perspicuisque demonstrationibus illustratum..

by SCHOTT, Gaspar

Added engraved title (with the arms & port. of the dedicatee, Christian Ludwig I, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin) & 32 engraved plates (one is folding). 12 p.l., 408, [20] pp. Small thick 4to, cont. vellum over boards (minor browning throughout). Würzburg: J.G. Schönwetter, 1660. First edition of one of the most comprehensive works of the period dealing with all kinds of measuring operations, including surveying. Many of the instruments described were preserved in Kircher's... Read more about this item
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NZ$11,824.40
New Guinea and Polynesia Discoveries & Surveys in New Guinea and the D'Entrescasteaux Islands: A Cruise in Polynesia and Visits to the Peart-Shelling Stations in Torres Straits of H. M. S. Basilisk

New Guinea and Polynesia Discoveries & Surveys in New Guinea and the D'Entrescasteaux Islands: A Cruise in Polynesia and Visits to the Peart-Shelling Stations in Torres Straits of H. M. S. Basilisk

by Morseby, John

London: John Murray, 1876. xviii, 327 [32] pp. First edition. Octavo. Bound in original blue cloth. Gilt lettering and illustrations on the spine and cover. Spine sunned. Boards have some shelf wear. Original Victorian red end papers. Previous owner's bookplates on the front end papers. Head and tail edges are trimmed, the fore edge is untrimmed. Edges are dust soiled. There is some staining and foxing inside the volume. Contains four plates and four maps, including a fold out chart. It also... Read more about this item
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NZ$620.95
Newerfundner Gebrauch eines Niderländischen Instruments zu Abmessen und Grundlegen mit sehr geschwindem Vortheil zu practiciern..

Newerfundner Gebrauch eines Niderländischen Instruments zu Abmessen und Grundlegen mit sehr geschwindem Vortheil zu practiciern..

by FAULHABER, Johannes

One folding engraved plate. [6] pp. Small 4to, attractive modern marbled boards, leather lettering-piece on spine. Augsburg: D. Francken, 1610. First edition and very rare. Faulhaber (1580-1635), a teacher of mathematics at Ulm and a friend of Kepler, made his most lasting accomplishments in the dissemination and explanation of the logarithmic method of calculation. This is Faulhaber's second book and caused him considerable problems with the city's municipal council, as it was... Read more about this item
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NZ$10,979.80
Proceedings Of Conferences On Land Surveying (1960 And 1961)

Proceedings Of Conferences On Land Surveying (1960 And 1961)

by Curtis, Ken S

Purdue University. Very Good-. 1961. Paperback. Sunned cover. ; 111 pages .
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NZ$38.85
A Manual of the Principal Instruments used in American engineering and Surveying, 21st Edition (1874)

A Manual of the Principal Instruments used in American engineering and Surveying, 21st Edition (1874)

by Gurley, W. & L.E

Troy, NY: W. & L.E. Gurley, 1874. Small Octavo. Frontispiece, [3]-234p. 12 plates, in text illustrations. Dating their instruments before 1909 is difficult but this edition greatly expanded the size of the 1868 edition published after the Civil War and it shows the improved instruments used such as the plates and text showing the railroad compass and the miners' compass. The Surveyor's Transit plate shows the latest advance at the time at a cost noted on the plate of $241.00. Previous owner's name, John... Read more about this item
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NZ$278.72
Gurley's Manual, American Engineers and Surveyors Instruments 1910  (American Engineers and Surveyors Instruments)

Gurley's Manual, American Engineers and Surveyors Instruments 1910 (American Engineers and Surveyors Instruments)

by Gurley, W. & L. E. Gurley

W. & L. E. Gurley. Fair with no dust jacket. 1910. 44th. Hardcover. Stiff card covers covered with cloth. Cover wear and stains. Damage to cover (missing cloth an inch by 2 inches) --Taped. ; 470 pages .
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NZ$109.80
Proceedings Of Conferences On Land Surveying January 14-15, 1953 January  15-16 1954 January 21-22, 1955 January 20-21, 1956 January 18-19, 1957
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NZ$38.85
Centiloquium Circini Proportionum.  Ein newer Proportional-Circkel, von vier, fünff, sechs oder mehr Spitzen, mit hundert schönen, ausserlesenen, nutzlichen Fragen und Exempeln gezieret und erkläret...wie auch Petri Apiani Organon Catholicum, &c...

Centiloquium Circini Proportionum. Ein newer Proportional-Circkel, von vier, fünff, sechs oder mehr Spitzen, mit hundert schönen, ausserlesenen, nutzlichen Fragen und Exempeln gezieret und erkläret...wie auch Petri Apiani Organon Catholicum, &c...

by GALGEMAIR, Georg

Each title within the same architectural woodcut border, two folding woodcut plates in the second part (the 2nd plate is numbered p. 33), & numerous woodcuts in the text of geometrical & surveying problems. 8 p.l., 88 pp.; 2 p.l., 33 pp. Two parts in two vols. Small 4to, modern vellum-backed paste-paper boards. Nuremberg: S. Halbmayer, colophon dated "1626." First edition, and complete with both parts, of this posthumously published work. Galgemair (1564-1619), who had been a... Read more about this item
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NZ$21,115.00
Plane and Geodetic Surveying for Engineers: Volume One Plane Surveying

Plane and Geodetic Surveying for Engineers: Volume One Plane Surveying

by Clark, David (Clendinning, James – Reviser)

Constable & Company Limited, London, 1948. Fourth Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Illustrated. preface to the fourth edition by James Clendinning, preface to the third edition, preface to the first edition, preface to the second edition introduction by author, references, five appendices, answers to examples and index. The text is illustrated with small black and white drawings, graphs, and figures. Blue coloured cloth covered board with gilt... Read more about this item
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NZ$22.04
Practical Surveying for Surveyors' Assistants, Vocational, and High Schools

Practical Surveying for Surveyors' Assistants, Vocational, and High Schools

by McCullough, Ernest

New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, 1921. Second Edition, Revised. Hardcover. Fair-/None. Mahogany-colored cloth boards, shelfworn with fraying starting at spine heel. Front hinge is loose, but sewn binding is nonetheless sound. Owner's name/address inked on front pastedown and pencilled on rear fep. Rear pastedown sports two formula notations, but other than some doodling on fep verso, text is unmarked. Staining on ffep. NOT a reprint or print-on-demand. This appears to be a rare original printing... Read more about this item
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NZ$67.57
[volvelle] Cox's Stadia Computer

[volvelle] Cox's Stadia Computer

by [W. & L. E. Gurley]

Troy, N.Y.: W. & L. E. Gurley, 1899. Very Good. Roughly 5 7/8 inches square. Cellulite volvelle with brass grommet. Surface scuffing from use. Front with volvelle, rear with great illustration of surveying instrument and table below. A nice advertising piece for surveying instrument manufacturer Gurley, and useful besides. Inside ring is labeled Difference of Elevation. We have also seen this device offered as part of a pamphlet in a paper format. This format is far more useful for the surveyor's bag... Read more about this item
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NZ$84.46
Bibliography Of Property Surveying Literature

Bibliography Of Property Surveying Literature

by Eldridge, Winfield H

American Congress On Surveying and Mapping. Very Good-. 1963. Paperback. A few markings. Sunned cover. ; 142 pages .
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NZ$76.01
Hand-book and Illustrated Catalogue of the Engineers' and Surveyors' Instruments of Precision made by C. L. Berger & Sons, 1900

Hand-book and Illustrated Catalogue of the Engineers' and Surveyors' Instruments of Precision made by C. L. Berger & Sons, 1900

by Berger, C. L

Mendham, New Jersey: The Astragal Press, 1993. Revised Edition. Wraps. Near Fine. Revised Edition. vi, 210, [6] pages. A facsimile reprint of the original catalog from 1900. 8vo. Printed wrappers. A bright clean copy. Includes the large foldout at page 172. Wraps.
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NZ$37.16
Report Of The Commissioners Appointed To Ascertain The Boundary Line  Between The States Of New York And Connecticut Appointed April 9, 1856

Report Of The Commissioners Appointed To Ascertain The Boundary Line Between The States Of New York And Connecticut Appointed April 9, 1856

by Backus, Samuel D

C. Van Benthuysen. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1856. Hardcover. Recently rebound. Lacks the 4 folding maps at end of book. Some page yellowing. ; 184 pages .
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NZ$143.58
Subterraneous Surveying; with and Without the Magnetic Needle; New Edition with Seventy-six Diagrams and a general Index

Subterraneous Surveying; with and Without the Magnetic Needle; New Edition with Seventy-six Diagrams and a general Index

by Fenwick, Thomas; Thomas Baker

London: Lockwood & Co, 1871. Small Octavo. [v]-xiii, pages, 1 leaf, 165 pages including diagrams. He began his system in 1804 of solving the problem of subterranean mines as well as the variations with the magnetic needle. This became the definitive edition used in mining at the last part of the nineteenth century. Few copies have survived since they were essential for mining companies and in constant use. Bound in publisher's embossed green cloth lettered in gilt, paper spine label printed in... Read more about this item
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NZ$143.58
A History of the Western Boundary of the Louisiana Purchase, 1819-1841

A History of the Western Boundary of the Louisiana Purchase, 1819-1841

by Marshall, Thomas Maitland

Univ. California. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1914. First Edition. Hardcover. 1017126399 . The original 1914 edition. Includes the 3 folding maps. ; 266 pages .
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NZ$177.37
Hydrographical Surveying A Description of Means and Methods Employed in Constructing Marine Charts

Hydrographical Surveying A Description of Means and Methods Employed in Constructing Marine Charts

by Wharton, William J. L., Field, Admiral Mostyn

London: John Murray, 1920 Fourth Edition. xii, 570,(2) pp. Octavo. Green boards. Gilt lettering on the spine in a black label. Trimmed edges, lightly dust soiled. A previous owner's signature on the front free end paper. Light foxing throughout out, particularly at the extremities of the volume. Illustrated with charts and maps throughout, including four fold out maps. Pages 1 - 8 uncut. Two pages of publisher's advertising at the rear. Black ink writing and notations from a previous owner at... Read more about this item
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NZ$434.66
Principles Of Surveying

Principles Of Surveying

by Herubin, Charles A

Reston Publishing Company. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0879096187 . Some dust jacket wear. ; 288 pages .
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NZ$16.89
Instructio Instrumentalis Quadrantis Novi. Das ist: Beschreibung und Unterricht, eines neuen Quadranten, mit welchem man allerley Gebäu, Thürn, Höhe und Länge, ohn eigene Rechnung abzumessen, dessgleichen in den Graden der Gestirn-Höhe, die Minuten finden kan...Auffs neu auffgelegt

Instructio Instrumentalis Quadrantis Novi. Das ist: Beschreibung und Unterricht, eines neuen Quadranten, mit welchem man allerley Gebäu, Thürn, Höhe und Länge, ohn eigene Rechnung abzumessen, dessgleichen in den Graden der Gestirn-Höhe, die Minuten finden kan...Auffs neu auffgelegt

by RITTER, Franz

One folding engraved plate. Title within ornamental type border. 2 p.l., 12 pp. Small 4to, attractive antique calf (minor worming at head), spine gilt, red morocco lettering piece on spine. Nuremberg: P. Fürsten, n.d. [but about 1660]. First published in 1597, this is a description of the author's newly invented quadrant - depicted on the plate - which could be used by engineers for surveying. It was an extremely successful text with at least five later editions. Ritter (1579-died... Read more about this item
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NZ$8,446.00
Order Upon The Land: The U.s. Rectangular Land Survey And The Upper  Mississippi Country

Order Upon The Land: The U.s. Rectangular Land Survey And The Upper Mississippi Country

by Johnson, Hildegard Binder

Oxford. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1976. Hardcover. 019501913X . Sunned spiine. ; 268 pages .
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NZ$55.74
The Compleat Surveyor: containing the Whole Art of Surveying of Land, by the Plain Table, Theodolite, Circumferentor, and Peractor: After a more easie, exact and compendious manner, then hath been hitherto published by any..

The Compleat Surveyor: containing the Whole Art of Surveying of Land, by the Plain Table, Theodolite, Circumferentor, and Peractor: After a more easie, exact and compendious manner, then hath been hitherto published by any..

by LEYBOURN, William

Engraved frontis. port. of Leybourn and numerous woodcut diagrams & tables in the text. Title printed in red & black. 6 p.l., 84, 177-279 pp. Small folio, cont. sheep (some wear & rubbing, a few unimportant stains). London: R. & W. Leybourn for E. Brewster & G. Sawbridge, 1653. First edition under this title. "Of all the seventeenth-century writers on surveying, William Leybourn probably exerted a greater influence on the practicing surveyor than any other, with the... Read more about this item
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NZ$16,047.40
Aerophotography and Aerosurveying

Aerophotography and Aerosurveying

by James W. Bagley

First Edition, Second Impression
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NZ$84.46