There are not a whole lot of copies left. So I wouldn't wait forever. It is a great book. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Broyles" <steve.broyles@comcast.net> To: <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 8:01 PM Subject: [DMU] A book on Virginia surveying > I've just finished reading a remarkable book, one that I thought was out of > print but which turns out to be readily available (thanks Mary Bell!) > It's called "Surveyors and Statesmen: Land Measuring in Colonial Virginia", > by Sarah S. Hughes. > > This is an extremely detailed account (lots and lots of names and dates and > places) of how the technology of surveying evolved in colonial Virginia, how > the surveyors became men of standing and influence, the political struggles > in which they were involved, and how their jobs changed as the colony was > settled. I can't even begin to describe how much I learned from it! But a > warning is in order. It's written like a doctoral thesis and is packed with > so much information that it's a bit like my grandmother's fudge-- so rich > that a bite lasts a long time! > > You can order the book from the > > Virginia Association of Surveyors, > 8752 Landmark Road, Richmond VA 23228 > Voice: (804) 262-1351 | Fax: (804) 262-0511 > > The price is $25 plus a few dollars for shipping. > > Steve Broyles > > > ==== DEED-MAPPER-USERS Mailing List ==== > Send all messages and replies to <DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L@rootsweb.com>. > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >