Hi This subject seems to have generated great interest. I have found on a dusty shelf two notebooks from 1965 when I was a student which I had to submit for a practical examination in Land Surveying. One is a level book which is a conventional notebook with a special ruling allowing for on site readings and the calculation of levels therefrom The other is a survey book which is narrow and bound at the top and has two "tramlines" running up the centre. The survey normally starts at the bottom of the page and works upwards with running (continuous) dimensions in the "tramlines" giving on either side the position of features and their distances from the survey line. If anyone would like examples from these books then I would be happy to try and provide them Doug Kyle On 23 Jan 2007 at 15:07, Lynda Shaughnessy wrote: To: DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com From: Lynda Shaughnessy <lynda.shaughnessy@blueyonder.co.uk> Date sent: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:07:50 +0000 Subject: [DUR-NBL] Mensuration Copy Books [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] I have several copy books completed by my gt grandfather William Allison in 1846, he was 14 years old. The subjects covered are mainly land surveys, planting woods and division of fields, but there are also calculations for plasterers and roofers. These books are wonderful examples of layout and handwriting. I wonder if anyone can give me information as to why, and who they might have been produced for. Many thanks, Lynda ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== To Post a message to this list send it to, DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== List Web Page http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message