Practical Military Surveying and Sketching,

DRAYSON (Captain [Alfred Wilkes])

Practical Military Surveying and Sketching,

with the Use of the Compass and Sextant, Theodolite, Mountain Barometer, &c. Contents Military Sketching and Surveying without Instruments, Finding Heights and Distances, Finding Latitude and Longitude, Military Reconnaissance and Plan Drawing. Small 8vo. Three folding plates, numerous illustrations to the text, tables. Light browning, otherwise very good, just a little shaken in the original green embossed cloth, a little mottled, gilt ownership stamp of “J. Davies” to the upper board. iv, 192pp. Chapman & Hall, 1861.

£150.00

Relatively uncommon, six copies only on OCLC of this First Edition.

Splendid little guide to “the shortest methods of making a Military Sketch or Survey.” On the title page Drayson is described as “Assistant-Instructor in Surveying, etc., Royal Military Academy, Instructor in Topographical Drawing, etc., to the Royal Artillery.” He achieved the rank of Colonel in 1874.

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