Maps and Survey

This fifth edition, first published in 1944, provides a general introduction to the study of maps and the surveying processes through which they are made.

List of contents

Preface; 1. A brief history of early maps; 2. The modern map; 3. British official maps; 4. International maps; 5. The maps of Europe; 6. Other foreign maps; 7. Charts and atlases; 8. Exploratory survey; 9. Trigonometrical survey; 10. Land settlement and property surveys; 11. Geodetic survey; 12. Photographic surveying; 13. Survey instruments; 14. Additions and corrections to the preceding chapters; 15. Further additions to preceding chapters; Index.

Summary

Arthur Robert Hinks (1873–1945) was a renowned British astronomer and geographer. First published in 1944, as the fifth edition of a 1913 original, this book was written by Hinks to provide a general introduction to the study of maps and the surveying processes through which they are made.

Product details

• Authors: Arthur R. Hinks
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.04.2014
• EAN: 9781107699601
• ISBN: 978-1-107-69960-1
• No. of pages: 354
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Cartography, Cartography, map-making & projections, Cartography, map-making and projections, Geodesy & surveying for maps & charts