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035 _a(Sirsi) u119573
050 _a526.9028
100 _aLinklater, A.
245 _aMeasuring America : how the United States was shaped by the greatest land sale in history
260 _aLondon
_bHarperCollins
_c2002
300 _axix,312p.
_bill.
_c23cm.
350 _a17.99
520 _aThis 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.
650 _aLAND SURVEYING
650 _aLAND SURVEYORS
650 _aUNITED STATES
690 _aMAPPING AND MEASUREMENT
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999 _c102330
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