1855 USGLO Surveying Instructions

This is an original copy of the first set of general surveying instructions for the government public lands. Prior to this issue the public lands were surveyed according to individual directions prepared by the various Surveyors General in the separate surveying districts. This treatise provides direction to all surveyors regarding the instruments, tools, and methods of survey for government work. It is one of the most important resource tools for present-day surveyors working in public land states.

The book is complete as to text and all plates. The binding is original and tight with some minor blemishes to the leather surface. There is a very slight indentation on the edge of the front cover that appears to have been caused by a cord once being tied around a bundle of books. Two of the 3 folded plates have a minor corner fold as shown in the last picture, and some of the pages have some faint toning and spotting near the edges, otherwise everything is in particularly nice condition. Please note the neatness of the interior page edges in the pictures. This is one of the better remaining copies of this rarely encountered treatise. A prior owner’s name dated Sept. 4th, 1865 is written on the front fly leaf. The folded plates have good edges with none of the customary raggedness. Size is 5.7" x 8.9" with about 91 pages and 3 folding plates.

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