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Geodaesia: or, The Art of Surveying and Measuring Land Made Easy,
Shewing, By plain and practical Rules, to Survey, Protract, Cast up, Reduce or divide any Piece of Land whatsoever; with new Tables for the Ease of the Surveyor in Reducing the measure of land;
moreover, A more facile and Sure Way of Surveying by the Chain, than has hitherto been taught.

As Also, To lay out New Lands in America, or elsewhere;
And how to make a Perfect Map of a River's Mouth or Harbour; with several other things never before Published in the English Language

by John Love.
The Thirteenth Edition, Adapted to American Surveyors
New York, 1796

This is the rare and final American edition of Love's Geodaesia. The book was a favorite of American surveyors and apprentices for over a century after it first appeared in London in 1688. The book is divided into 13 chapters that cover mathematics, linear and square measures, instruments, and the practice of surveying. The chapters on surveying teach how to cast up the contents of land; to lay out new lands; also to survey a manor, county or country; and, how to reduce and divide lands. Lastly, there is a section on determining heights and distances by triangulation that includes instruction on how to map a river or harbour. The textual portion of the book is followed by a traverse table to one degree, and a table of sines and tangents.

The instruments described are the plain table, circumferentor (surveyors' compass), and Love's favorite, the semicircle. A brief discussion is included on the use of the water level. The reason for not including telescopic instruments like the spirit level and improved theodolite was that they were not developed until early in the eighteenth century. Before that time angular measure was performed with either the semicircle or with an open-sighted theodolite with a vertical limb. Love does not describe the theodolite, perhaps because he was writing for people who lacked the educational background to handle the more complex instrument. He realized that many of his readers would learn instrument operation without benefit of personal instruction.

Love's Geodæsia is an important part of early American surveying history. It was the first text specifically designed for American surveyors, and treated only those instruments that were then suitable for use in the new land. The text was written so it could be readily understood by persons with little or no mathematical background. It continued in print for over a century before giving way to the advanced works of other authors.

A book review of the work appears in the website of The Compleat Surveyor. Click here for the Love Book Review

The book is in very nice condition and has been professionally rebound in period-style calf-backed marbled boards. There is some light foxing to the interior pages and a few leaves have some small corner folds and one has a small hole.

California residents/recipients add 7.25% sales tax. Domestic book rate shipping where available is $2.00. 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, level, compass, chain, plumb.

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