A treatise of practical surveying
- Title:
- A treatise of practical surveying
- Creator:
- Gibson, Robert.
- Abstract:
- Gibson’s A Treatise of Practical Surveying standardized surveyors’ practices used in Britain’s American colonies by serving as a definitive guide to surveying property. The work is exhaustive and covers the geometric principles involved details on the different surveying methods, etc. It is known that Thomas Jefferson made use of Gibson’s work; Jefferson’s copy is now in the Library of Congress.
- Issued:
- 1798
- Subject:
- Surveying--Early works to 1800
- Rights:
- A copyright review process in April 2022 has determined that this particular item is in the public domain. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Attribution:
- Gibson, Robert. and A copyright review process in April 2022 has determined that this particular item is in the public domain. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
- Description:
- Held in the Rare Books Collection at Cushing Memorial Library and Archives on the campus of Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas.
- Exhibit Tags:
- Tools Techniques and Methods
- Call Number:
- TA545 .G4 1798
- Language:
- eng