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

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, -1761?
Other author/creator	Crukshank, Joseph, 1746?-1836, printer.
Other author/creator	Poupard, James engraver.
Format	Electronic and Book
Edition	The seventh edition.
Publication Info	Philadelphia : Printed for Joseph Crukshank, no. 87, High-Street, 1796.
Description	vii, 288, 3 unnumbered pages, 90, 3 unnumbered pages, 60 pages, 13folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 8⁰.
Supplemental Content	Full text online
Subject(s)	Surveying--Tables. Surveying.

General note	Edition statement transposed; precedes "By Robert Gibson .." on title page.
General note	Plates 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 note	Reproduction 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 note	Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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