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Text Books
This section contains captioned photos of “Vintage Text Books” related to Land Surveying. All books listed below are from my personal Vintage Surveying Collection unless noted otherwise.
………… My personal collection contains approximately 35 Vintage Surveying Text Books that cover the years from 1796 to the 1960’s, with a few having survived more than 2 centuries & 25 being over 100 years old. …….. You can use the “SEARCH” function to help you find what you’re looking for, or if you prefer to just scroll through the list of books from my collection that have been uploaded so far. They are listed below in general order by date (oldest at the top), with the author’s last name at the start of the description for each individual book. …… Please note that I am currently in the process of creating & uploading captioned images of books from my Vintage Surveying Text Books collection & regularly add new images, so please return often to enjoy the newest additions to this section of my web site.
…………. For each listed book, I’ve generally tried to upload the front & back covers, together with the ”Title Page” plus a sampling of several interior pages. If you have a research-based question about something specific that may be in 1 of the listed books, but is not shown on the pages I’ve uploaded, please email me with some details of what you’re looking for & I’ll do my best to find what you’re after & give you a timely response (please try to be patient & remember that this is just a hobby for me, not a business).
…….. I’ve only recently started populating this web site with vintage surveying items from my personal collection & the “Text Books” listed below are just a start (there’s lots more to be added regularly).
………… Just “left-click” on any image to expand it for better viewing & then “left-click” on the arrows at the right or left side of the expanded image to scroll (in order) down or up (respectively) through the list of images:
Moore’sBook ”An Accurate System of Surveying” – 1796 (1st & Only Edition) – ‘RARE Treatise & highly sought by serious collectors’ (9.12” x 5.5” x 1”) 159 pgs. -1a (front)
Moore’sBook ”An Accurate System of Surveying” – 1796 (1st & Only Edition) – ‘RARE Treatise & highly sought by serious collectors’ (9.12” x 5.5” x 1”) 159 pgs. -1bb
Moore’sBook ”An Accurate System of Surveying’‘ – 1796 (1st & Only Edition) – ‘RARE Treatise & highly sought by serious collectors’ (9.12” x 5.5” x 1”) 159 pgs. -1cc
Moore’sBook ”An Accurate System of Surveying” – 1796 (1st & Only Edition) – ‘RARE Treatise & highly sought by serious collectors’ (9.12” x 5.5” x 1”) 159 pgs. -1ee
Moore’sBook ”An Accurate System of Surveying’‘ – 1796 (1st & Only Edition) – ‘RARE Treatise & highly sought by serious collectors’ (9.12” x 5.5” x 1”) 159 pgs. -1mm
Moore’sBook ”An Accurate System of Surveying’‘ – 1796 (1st & Only Edition) – ‘RARE Treatise & highly sought by serious collectors’ (9.12” x 5.5” x 1”) 159 pgs. -1nn
Moore’s Book ”An Accurate System of Surveying” – 1796 (1st & Only Edition) – ‘RARE Treatise & highly sought by serious collectors’ (9.12” x 5.5” x 1”) 159 pgs. -1oo
Moore’sBook ”An Accurate System of Surveying’‘ – 1796 (1st & Only Edition) – ‘RARE Treatise & highly sought by serious collectors’ (9.12” x 5.5” x 1”) 159 pgs. -1qq
Moore’sBook ”An Accurate System of Surveying” – 1796 (1st & Only Edition) – ‘RARE Treatise & highly sought by serious collectors’ (9.12” x 5.5” x 1”) 159 pgs. -1rr
Moore’sBook ”An Accurate System of Surveying” – 1796 (1st & Only Edition) – ‘RARE Treatise & highly sought by serious collectors’ (9.12” x 5.5” x 1”) 159 pgs. -1zz (back)
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd New York Edition)”A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ”Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1aa (front)
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd New York Edition)”A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ”Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1bb
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd New York Edition)”A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ”Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1cc
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd New York Edition) ”A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ”Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1dd
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd New York Edition)”A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ”Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1ee
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd New York Edition)”A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ‘‘Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1gg
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd New York Edition)”A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ”Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1hh
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd New York Edition)”A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ”Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1ii
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd New York Edition)”A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ”Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1jj
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd New York Edition) ”A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ”Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1kk
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd New York Edition)”A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ”Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1ll
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd NY Edition) ‘‘A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ”Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1mm (Plate 5)
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd NY Edition)”A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ”Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1nn (Plate 6)
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd NY Edition) ”A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ”Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1oo (Plate 13)
Gibson’s1806 Book (3rd New York Edition)”A Treatise of Practical Surveying; ….. etc.” (8.37” x 5.25” x 1.75”) – 454 pgs. + 13 fold-out Plates – ”Adapted To The Use Of American Surveyors” -1zz (back)
Gummere’s1833 (8th Edition, Improved) Book – ”A Treatise on Surveying, Containing The Theory And Practice: To Which Is Prefixed A Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry.” (5.75”x9”x1.3”) 218 Text pgs. + 152 Tables pgs. + 8 Foldout Plates – ”One of the major American Surveying Texts of the 19th Century” per (now deceased) Bud Uzes, pre-eminent surveying antiquities collector, expert & author -1aa (front cover)
Gummere’s1833 (8th Edition, Improved) Book – ”A Treatise on Surveying, Containing The Theory And Practice: To Which Is Prefixed A Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry.” (5.75”x9”x1.3”) 218 Text pgs. + 152 Tables pgs. + 8 Foldout Plates – ”One of the major American Surveying Texts of the 19th Century” per (now deceased) Bud Uzes, pre-eminent surveying antiquities collector, expert & author -1bb
Gummere’s1833 (8th Edition, Improved) Book – ”A Treatise on Surveying, Containing The Theory And Practice: To Which Is Prefixed A Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry.” (5.75”x9”x1.3”) 218 Text pgs. + 152 Tables pgs. + 8 Foldout Plates – ”One of the major American Surveying Texts of the 19th Century” per (now deceased) Bud Uzes, pre-eminent surveying antiquities collector, expert & author -1cc
Gummere’s1833 (8th Edition, Improved) Book – ”A Treatise on Surveying, Containing The Theory And Practice: To Which Is Prefixed A Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry.” (5.75”x9”x1.3”) 218 Text pgs. + 152 Tables pgs. + 8 Foldout Plates – ”One of the major American Surveying Texts of the 19th Century” per (now deceased) Bud Uzes, pre-eminent surveying antiquities collector, expert & author -1ee
Gummere’s1833 (8th Edition, Improved) Book – ”A Treatise on Surveying, Containing The Theory And Practice: To Which Is Prefixed A Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry.” (5.75”x9”x1.3”) 218 Text pgs. + 152 Tables pgs. + 8 Foldout Plates – ”One of the major American Surveying Texts of the 19th Century” per (now deceased) Bud Uzes, pre-eminent surveying antiquities collector, expert & author -1ii
Gummere’s1833 (8th Edition, Improved) Book – ”A Treatise on Surveying, Containing The Theory And Practice: To Which Is Prefixed A Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry.” (5.75”x9”x1.3”) 218 Text pgs. + 152 Tables pgs. + 8 Foldout Plates – ”One of the major American Surveying Texts of the 19th Century” per (now deceased) Bud Uzes, pre-eminent surveying antiquities collector, expert & author -1jj
Gummere’s1833 (8th Edition, Improved) Book – ”A Treatise on Surveying, Containing The Theory And Practice: To Which Is Prefixed A Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry.” (5.75”x9”x1.3”) 218 Text pgs. + 152 Tables pgs. + 8 Foldout Plates – ”One of the major American Surveying Texts of the 19th Century” per (now deceased) Bud Uzes, pre-eminent surveying antiquities collector, expert & author -1kk
Gummere’s1833 (8th Edition, Improved) Book – ”A Treatise on Surveying, Containing The Theory And Practice: To Which Is Prefixed A Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry.” (5.75”x9”x1.3”) 218 Text pgs. + 152 Tables pgs. + 8 Foldout Plates – ”One of the major American Surveying Texts of the 19th Century” per (now deceased) Bud Uzes, pre-eminent surveying antiquities collector, expert & author -1mm
Gummere’s1833 (8th Edition, Improved) Book – ”A Treatise on Surveying, Containing The Theory And Practice: To Which Is Prefixed A Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry.” (5.75”x9”x1.3”) 218 Text pgs. + 152 Tables pgs. + 8 Foldout Plates – ”One of the major American Surveying Texts of the 19th Century” per (now deceased) Bud Uzes, pre-eminent surveying antiquities collector, expert & author -1oo
Gummere’s1833 (8th Edition, Improved) Book – ”A Treatise on Surveying, Containing The Theory And Practice: To Which Is Prefixed A Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry.” (5.75”x9”x1.3”) 218 Text pgs. + 152 Tables pgs. + 8 Foldout Plates – ”One of the major American Surveying Texts of the 19th Century” per (now deceased) Bud Uzes, pre-eminent surveying antiquities collector, expert & author -1pp
Gummere’s1833 (8th Edition, Improved) Book – ”A Treatise on Surveying, Containing The Theory And Practice: To Which Is Prefixed A Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry.” (5.75”x9”x1.3”) 218 Text pgs. + 152 Tables pgs. + 8 Foldout Plates – ”One of the major American Surveying Texts of the 19th Century” per (now deceased) Bud Uzes, pre-eminent surveying antiquities collector, expert & author -1rr
Gummere’s1833 (8th Edition, Improved) Book – ”A Treatise on Surveying, Containing The Theory And Practice: To Which Is Prefixed A Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry.” (5.75”x9”x1.3”) 218 Text pgs. + 152 Tables pgs. + 8 Foldout Plates – ”One of the major American Surveying Texts of the 19th Century” per (now deceased) Bud Uzes, pre-eminent surveying antiquities collector, expert & author -1xx
Gummere’s1833 (8th Edition, Improved) Book – ”A Treatise on Surveying, Containing The Theory And Practice: To Which Is Prefixed A Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry.” (5.75”x9”x1.3”) 218 Text pgs. + 152 Tables pgs. + 8 Foldout Plates – ”One of the major American Surveying Texts of the 19th Century” per (now deceased) Bud Uzes, pre-eminent surveying antiquities collector, expert & author -1yy
Gummere’s1833 (8th Edition, Improved) Book – ”A Treatise on Surveying, Containing The Theory And Practice: To Which Is Prefixed A Perspicuous System of Plane Trigonometry.” (5.75”x9”x1.3”) 218 Text pgs. + 152 Tables pgs. + 8 Foldout Plates – ”One of the major American Surveying Texts of the 19th Century” per (now deceased) Bud Uzes, pre-eminent surveying antiquities collector, expert & author -1zz (back cover)
Flint’s 1839 (Stereotype Edition, Enlarged) Book – ”A System of Geometry & Trigonometry:” …….. ”Treatise on Surveying,” …….. ”Rectangular Surveying,” …….. etc. (4.88” x 8” x 1.13”) 179 pgs. (including text, tables & blanks) -1aa (front cover)
Flint’s1839 (Stereotype Edition, Enlarged) Book – ”A System of Geometry & Trigonometry:” …….. ”Treatise on Surveying,” …….. ”Rectangular Surveying,” …….. etc. (4.88” x 8” x 1.13”) 179 pgs. (including text, tables & blanks) -1bb
Flint’s1839 (Stereotype Edition, Enlarged) Book – ”A System of Geometry & Trigonometry:” …….. ”Treatise on Surveying,” …….. ”Rectangular Surveying,” …….. etc. (4.88” x 8” x 1.13”) 179 pgs. (including text, tables & blanks) -1cc
Flint’s1839 (Stereotype Edition, Enlarged) Book – ”A System of Geometry & Trigonometry:” …….. ”Treatise on Surveying,” …….. ”Rectangular Surveying,” …….. etc. (4.88” x 8” x 1.13”) 179 pgs. (including text, tables & blanks) -1dd
Clarke & Scully’s Drainage Cases(Vol. 2) – 1903 – ”Reports on Significant Drainage Related Legal Cases in Ontario” – 676 pgs. (8.75” x 6.19” x 1.62”) – Inside front cover signed by Clemens Derstine Bowman, PLS, OLS -1aa (front cover)
Clarke & Scully’s Drainage Cases (Vol. 2) – 1903 – ”Reports on Significant Drainage Related Legal Cases in Ontario” – 676 pgs. (8.75” x 6.19” x 1.62”) – Inside front cover signed by Clemens Derstine Bowman, PLS, OLS -1abb
Clarke & Scully’s Drainage Cases (Vol. 2) – 1903 – ”Reports on Significant Drainage Related Legal Cases in Ontario” – 676 pgs. (8.75” x 6.19” x 1.62”) – Inside front cover signed byClemens Derstine Bowman, PLS, OLS -1bb
Clarke & Scully’s Drainage Cases (Vol. 2) – 1903 – ”Reports on Significant Drainage Related Legal Cases in Ontario” – 676 pgs. (8.75” x 6.19” x 1.62”) – Inside front cover signed by Clemens Derstine Bowman, PLS, OLS -1cc
Clarke & Scully’s Drainage Cases (Vol. 2) – 1903 – ”Reports on Significant Drainage Related Legal Cases in Ontario” – 676 pgs. (8.75” x 6.19” x 1.62”) – Inside front cover signed by Clemens Derstine Bowman, PLS, OLS -1dd
Clarke & Scully’s Drainage Cases (Vol. 2) – 1903 – ”Reports on Significant Drainage Related Legal Cases in Ontario” – 676 pgs. (8.75” x 6.19” x 1.62”) – Inside front cover signed by Clemens Derstine Bowman, PLS, OLS -1ee
Clarke & Scully’s Drainage Cases (Vol. 2) – 1903 – ”Reports on Significant Drainage Related Legal Cases in Ontario” – 676 pgs. (8.75” x 6.19” x 1.62”) – Inside front cover signed by Clemens Derstine Bowman, PLS, OLS -1zz (back cover)