A Treatise on Military Surveying: Including Sketching in the Field, Plan-drawing, Levelling, Military Reconnoissance, Etc. : Also a Particular Description of the Surveying Instruments Commonly Employed by Military Men, with Instructions for Using and Adjusting ThemW.H. Allen, 1853 - 360 pages |
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A Treatise On Military Surveying: Including Sketching in the Field, Plan ... Basil Jackson No preview available - 2018 |
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