The country-survey-book: or Land-meters vade-mecum. Wherein the principles and practical rules for surveying of land, are so plainly (though briefly) delivered, that any one of ordinary parts (understanding how to add, substract, multiply and divide,) may by the help of this small treatise alone and a few cheap instruments easy to be procured, measure a parcel of land, and with judgment and expedition plot it, and give up the content thereof. With an appendix, containing twelve problems touching compound interest and annuities; and a method to contract the work o fellowship and alligation alternate, very considerably in many cases. Illustrated with copper plates. By Adam Martindale, a friend to mathematical learning.

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  • The country-survey-book: or Land-meters vade-mecum. Wherein the principles and practical rules for surveying of land, are so plainly (though briefly) delivered, that any one of ordinary parts (understanding how to add, substract, multiply and divide,) may by the help of this small treatise alone and a few cheap instruments easy to be procured, measure a parcel of land, and with judgment and expedition plot it, and give up the content thereof. With an appendix, containing twelve problems touching compound interest and annuities; and a method to contract the work o fellowship and alligation alternate, very considerably in many cases. Illustrated with copper plates. By Adam Martindale, a friend to mathematical learning.
  • Country-survey-book Appendix containing XII. problems touching compound interest & annuities Appendix containing twelve problems touching compound interest & annuities Land-meters vade-mecum
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Imprint
London: printed for R. Clavel, at the Peacock in St. Pauls Church-yard, and T. Sawbridge, at the Three Flower-de-luces in Little-Britain, 1692.
Publication year
1692-1692
ESTC No.
R217468
Grub Street ID
92255
Description
[12], 225 [i.e. 226], 229-234 p., plates, folding ; 12⁰
Note
"An appendix containing XII. problems touching compound interest & annuities" has separate title page with imprint: London, printed in the year 1692. Register and pagination are continuous.

Errata on p. [12].

"To the reader" signed: John Collins.

Page 226 misnumbered 225.
Uncontrolled note
Wing calls this 'second edition'. Gathered in sixes