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| GIBSON'S SURVEYING - 1808 |
| Item #540796587 |
| Antiques & Art:Science Instruments |
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Currently | $95.52 (reserve not yet met) | First bid | $20.00 | |
| Quantity | 1 | # of bids | 9 bid history | ||
| Time left | Auction has ended. | Location | Central California | ||
| Country/Region | USA/Sacramento | ||||
| Started | Jan-11-01 13:42:38 PST | ||||
| Ends | Jan-18-01 13:42:38 PST | ||||
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| Seller (Rating) | howitzer
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| High bid | jjjfffrrr@aol.com (18)
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| Payment | Money Order/Cashiers Checks, Personal Checks, See item description for payment methods accepted | ||||
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| Description |
Gibson's Surveying, 1808
A Treatise of Practical Surveying; Which is Demonstrated from its First Principles
The Ninth Edition, with Alterations and Amendments adapted to the Use of American Surveyors
by Robert Gibson, Philadelphia, 1808
The whole illustrated with (13 folded) Copper Plates
This is an early American version of Gibson's Surveying containing 288 pages of text and 152 pages of tables. The tables are dated 1803. The work was first published in Dublin in 1739 and the first Americanized version was printed in 1785 in Philadelphia. Gibsons Surveying was a dominant American text for a half century, and the standard against which others were compared. It appeared on the American scene when there was a need for what it offered, particularly in regard to calculating land areas from metes and bounds surveys. Despite several additions and changes by American editors, it never included descriptions or instructions on newer instruments such as the vernier compass, solar compass, or surveyors transit. Its heyday came and went, and it nobly served the needs of many pioneer American surveyors.
Today works like Gibson's Surveying continue to serve professional surveyors by providing insight into alternative measuring methods used in early metes and bounds surveys. A book review of the work appears in the website of The Compleat Surveyor.Click here for the Gibson Book Review
The exterior leather binding has scuffed edges, the front hinge shows cracking and the rear cover is detached. There is a postage stamp-sized cutout to the front blank endpaper. The text and tables show light foxing but are otherwise in good condition and are securely bound. The 13 plates are also in nice condition noting that some are enhanced with colored ink - a nice touch but not appearing on all plates.
California residents/recipients add 7.25% sales tax. Domestic book rate shipping where available is $2.20. Insurance, priority mail or international shipping is available at extra cost. Insurance is optional although recommended as seller will not be responsible for lost, damaged or misdirected packages once mailed. Cashier's check or money order preferred for faster shipping. Personal check OK but item held until check clears. Search words: survey, surveyor, surveying, theodolite, chain, alidade, compass, plane table, topography, plumb. 
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