Measuring America : how the United States was shaped by the greatest land sale in history
Linklater, A.
Measuring America : how the United States was shaped by the greatest land sale in history - London HarperCollins 2002 - xix,312p. ill. 23cm.
This book tells the story of the largest property deal in history, the survey and sale of the land west of the Ohio river authorised by Congress in 1785, which has determined the configuration of farms, towns, counties and states to date. The role of land surveyors in measuring out unmapped land is also discussed.
0007108877
LAND SURVEYING
LAND SURVEYORS
UNITED STATES
526.9028
Measuring America : how the United States was shaped by the greatest land sale in history - London HarperCollins 2002 - xix,312p. ill. 23cm.
This book tells the story of the largest property deal in history, the survey and sale of the land west of the Ohio river authorised by Congress in 1785, which has determined the configuration of farms, towns, counties and states to date. The role of land surveyors in measuring out unmapped land is also discussed.
0007108877
LAND SURVEYING
LAND SURVEYORS
UNITED STATES
526.9028