copyright 1930; International Textbook Company publishers, Scranton, PA; #324; hardbound; embossed lettering on front board; very good condition with mimimal wear; strong binding; original owner's note on Contents page (pencil) - see pic; many diagrams and illustrations.
 
description -
"United States Land Surveys, Parts 1-2" and "Determination of True Meridian"
 
from Part 1 -
"Land surveying consists in locating, measuring, and marking on the ground the boundary lines of tracts of land.  This is done for the purpose of determining the position, form, and extent, and usually, also, the area, of each tract surveyed; the operation as a whole is called a land survey.  Land surveys are of two classes; namely, original surveys, and resurveys."...