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Gründtlicher Bericht vom Gebraüch des gevierten geometrischen Instruments alle höhe weite lenge und teiffe abzumessen Dessgleichen vom Feldmessen [manuscript] : wie man den inhalt eines jeden stück feldes rechnen und finden soll

Mayer, Daniel, Burndy Library, donor. DSI · 1607 · 2 pictures

A manuscript surveying treatise from 1607, written in German by Daniel Mayer on using a square geometric instrument to measure heights, distances and field areas, held by the Smithsonian Libraries from the Burndy Library collection. The pictures are hand-ruled sketches: one shows a triangle with a scribbled label, the other a square grid captioned with a German note, which together suggest survey diagrams and graph paper layouts a designer could use for plans or measurement motifs.

Surveying · Instruments · Area measurement · Early works to 1800

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