The Ordnance Survey of the Kingdom: Its Objects, Mode of Execution, History, and Present ConditionEdward Stanford, 1873 - 77 pages |
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Page 9 - ... being that scale in nature which will permit of representing accurately the width of a road and the dimensions of a building. More recently on the Continent the expression " cadastral survey " is applied to a plan from which the area of land may be computed and from which its revenue may be valued.