Surveying: The Art of Measuring Land, Part Two
Posted by: Ed Redmond
As we learned in my previous blog, surveying is the art of measuring land. During the 18th century colonial surveying was relatively crude. A fixed “beginning point” such as a tree or a rock was established as the starting point for the survey. A 66 foot long chain, commonly known as a Gunters Chain, was …
Posted in: 18th century cartography, 19th century cartography
