A treatise of practical surveying : which is demonstrated from its first principles. Wherein every thing that is useful and curious in that art, is fully considered and explained. Particularly three new and very concise methods for determining the areas of right-lined figures, arithmetically or by calculation, as well as the geometrical ones heretofore treated of. The whole illustrated with copper-plates. By Robert Gibson; teacher of the mathematics. With alterations and amendments, adapted to the use of American surveyors.

Author/creator Gibson, Robert
Other author Crukshank, Joseph, 1746?-1836, printer.
Other author Poupard, James engraver.
Format Electronic
EditionThe seventh edition.
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed for Joseph Crukshank, no. 87, High-Street, 1796.
Descriptionvii, 288, 3 unnumbered pages, 90, 3 unnumbered pages, 60 pages, 13folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 8⁰.
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General noteEdition statement transposed; precedes "By Robert Gibson .." on title page.
General notePlates engraved by James Poupard.
General note"Mathematical tables: difference of latitude and departure: logarithms, from 1 to 10,000. Artificial sines, tangents, and secants."--[3], 90, [3], 60 p.; has separate title page, with imprint date of 1796. This title includes "Tables of latitude and departure .." ([1], 90, [1 p.) with separate title page, also with imprint date of 1796. The Tables of latitude and departure are attributed to John Roberston.
General noteReproduction of original from Library of Congress.
References Bristol, B9556
References Shipton & Mooney, 47790
References Rink, E. Technical Americana, 2383
References English Short Title Catalog, W28361.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.