Surveying Collection (page 3)

King George VI amd Queen Elizabeth, together with Winston Churchill, surveying bomb damage
6030257 King George VI amd Queen Elizabeth, together with Winston Churchill, surveying bomb damage, presumably to Buckingham Palace (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Surveying (engraving)
5207125 Surveying (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Surveying. Illustration for Farrows Military Encyclopedia by Edwards Farrow (Published by the Author)

The Manner in which to Reduce any sort of Ground to the Surveying Square
498437 The Manner in which to Reduce any sort of Ground to the Surveying Square, illustration from L Agriculture et Maison Rustique by Charles Estienne

Surveying on the New Guinea Coast, a Nocturne (engraving)
1046889 Surveying on the New Guinea Coast, a Nocturne (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Surveying on the New Guinea Coast, a Nocturne)

Soldiers on horseback surveying Nicopolis (colour litho)
960181 Soldiers on horseback surveying Nicopolis (colour litho) by Myrbach-Rheinfeld, Felicien baron de (b.1853) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldiers on horseback surveying Nicopolis)

Surveyors level (chromolitho)
977696 Surveyors level (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Surveyors level. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Napoleon Bonaparte surveying his fleet as they depart from Boulogne (colour litho)
725711 Napoleon Bonaparte surveying his fleet as they depart from Boulogne (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

After the Battle of Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho)
2795925 After the Battle of Mukden, Russo-Japanese War (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Battle of Mukden, Russo-Japanese War)

General Sherman at Kenesaw Mountain during the Battle of Allatoona Pass, 4th October
KW271371 General Sherman at Kenesaw Mountain during the Battle of Allatoona Pass, 4th October, 1864 (colour lithograph) by Ogden

Architects and surveyors tools, a trompe l oeuil (engraving)
STC255693 Architects and surveyors tools, a trompe l oeuil (engraving) by Gucht, Michael van der (1660-1725); Private Collection; (add.info)

Blackfoot indians on the roof of the McAlpin Hotel, refusing to sleep in their rooms
NBY259401 Blackfoot indians on the roof of the McAlpin Hotel, refusing to sleep in their rooms, New York City (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Newberry Library, Chicago

General Sherman at Kenesaw Mountain during the Battle of Allatoona Pass, 4th October
STC354318 General Sherman at Kenesaw Mountain during the Battle of Allatoona Pass, 4th October, 1864 (colour litho) by Ogden

Ms 327 fol. 218r Measuring a field, from Traite d Arpentage
XIR205402 Ms 327 fol.218r Measuring a field, from Traite d Arpentage by Arnaud de Villeneuve (1240-1312) (vellum) by Boysset, Bertrand (1355-1415); Bibliotheque Inguimbertine, Carpentras

Remnant of a cadastre (stone)
XIR170468 Remnant of a cadastre (stone) by Gallo-Roman, (2nd century AD); Location Unknown; (add.info.: land information system defining roads)

Portrait of Charles Lee, Rector of Wootton, full length, with a dog, in Wootton Park
CH451401 Portrait of Charles Lee, Rector of Wootton, full length, with a dog, in Wootton Park, Oxfordshire, 1861 (pencil, pen & ink and w/c on paper) by English School

Nehemiah surveying the ruins of Jerusalem, Nehemiah II, ver 12 (engraving)
6021696 Nehemiah surveying the ruins of Jerusalem, Nehemiah II, ver 12 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nehemiah surveying the ruins of Jerusalem)

Agricultural Education in Victoria, Dookie and Longerenong (b / w photo)
5988457 Agricultural Education in Victoria, Dookie and Longerenong (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Agricultural Education in Victoria)

Page 37a A Sketch of Block Island, latitude of the South Head 41: 9 N
5670302 Page 37a A Sketch of Block Island, latitude of the South Head 41: 9 N, 1768-75 (pen & ink) by Hodges, William (1744-97); Mitchell Library

Page 19 (a) Middleburg Island bearing W bys distant 3 leagues (b
5670271 Page 19 (a) Middleburg Island bearing W bys distant 3 leagues (b) West point of Middleburg N by W four miles (c) Middleburg E bys distant five miles (d)

Page 6 Island of Bonavista: 2 Profiles. Titled: Island of Bonavista S. W
5670257 Page 6 Island of Bonavista: 2 Profiles. Titled: Island of Bonavista S.W. distant 5 leagues and The Island of Bonavista when the hill A, off which lies a ledge of rocks bears west 2 leagues

Page 3a Chart of Port Praya in the Island of St Jago, Cape Verde Islands
5670253 Page 3a Chart of Port Praya in the Island of St Jago, Cape Verde Islands. Titled Port Praya in the Island St Jago one of the Cape de Verds sic A scale of 2 to 1/2 a mile / A View of Port

Page 1 (a) Profile of the coast of the Isle of Mayo, Cape Verde Islands
5670251 Page 1 (a) Profile of the coast of the Isle of Mayo, Cape Verde Islands. (b) Profile of the coast of Isle of Mayo Cape Verde Islands, looking north west, 1768-75 (pencil)

iii. Sketches of the islands Lagoon, Thrum-Cap, Bow-Island, the Two Groups
5670248 iii. Sketches of the islands Lagoon, Thrum-Cap, Bow-Island, the Two Groups, Bird Island and Chain Island, lying in the South, Sea

Ms 327 fol. 201v A Surveyor with his Workers, from Traite d Arpentage
XIR204983 Ms 327 fol.201v A Surveyor with his Workers, from Traite d Arpentage by Arnaud de Villeneuve (1240-1315) (vellum) by Boysset, Bertrand (1355-1415); Bibliotheque Inguimbertine, Carpentras

An Illustration from Sebastian Munsters Rudimenta Mathematica
XJF412210 An Illustration from Sebastian Munsters Rudimenta Mathematica, 1551 (engraving) by Swiss School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Satan in Paradise, from Book IV of Paradise Lost
OTB182316 Satan in Paradise, from Book IV of Paradise Lost by John Milton (1608-74) engraved by Charles Laplante (d.1903) c.1868 (engraving) by Dore

Ms 327 fol. 226v Demarcation of land, from Traite d Arpentage
XIR205403 Ms 327 fol.226v Demarcation of land, from Traite d Arpentage by Arnaud de Villeneuve (1240-1312) (vellum) by Boysset, Bertrand (1355-1415); Bibliotheque Inguimbertine, Carpentras

Ms 327 fol. 216v Surveyors working with a plan and compasses
XIR205401 Ms 327 fol.216v Surveyors working with a plan and compasses, from Traite d Arpentage by Arnaud de Villeneuve (1240-1312) (vellum) by Boysset

Napoleon Surveys the English Channel, illustration from
IL323209 Napoleon Surveys the English Channel, illustration from British Battles on Land and Sea, published by Cassell, London, c.1910 (litho) by Wollen

Frontispiece from La Science de l Arpenteur by Dupain de Montesson (c
CHT237212 Frontispiece from La Science de l Arpenteur by Dupain de Montesson (c.1720-90) published in Paris, 1766 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Measuring the land using rope, from the Tomb Chapel of Menna
XIR184029 Measuring the land using rope, from the Tomb Chapel of Menna, New Kingdom (wall painting) (see also 251666) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Valley of the Nobles, Thebes

Plain of Er Rahah from the Cleft on Ras Sufsafeh, 1867 (b / w photo)
809223 Plain of Er Rahah from the Cleft on Ras Sufsafeh, 1867 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Palestine Exploration Fund, London, UK; ePalestine Exploration Fund; English

Stephensons map of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, c. 1824-1830 (colour litho)
3697584 Stephensons map of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, c.1824-1830 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Major Sir Neil Campbell, 1819 (oil on canvas)
1268460 Major Sir Neil Campbell, 1819 (oil on canvas) by Pingret, Edouard (1788-1875); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Known as The man who let Boney go)

The Theodolite and other Surveryors Instruments (engraving)
2603402 The Theodolite and other Surveryors Instruments (engraving) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Private Collection; out of copyright

The Land of the Golden Nugget, Hampton Plains (engraving)
1100428 The Land of the Golden Nugget, Hampton Plains (engraving) by Price, Julius Mandes (1857-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Land of the Golden Nugget, Hampton Plains)

The Late Mr Tracy Turnerelli surveying the Tomb which he had built for himself (b / w photo)
1041921 The Late Mr Tracy Turnerelli surveying the Tomb which he had built for himself (b/w photo) by English photographer

Military surveying in the Himalayas (engraving)
1037897 Military surveying in the Himalayas (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Military surveying in the Himalayas)

Notre Dame, or Double Peak Mountain, Straits of Magellan (engraving)
1045336 Notre Dame, or Double Peak Mountain, Straits of Magellan (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Notre Dame, or Double Peak Mountain)

The Baron de Bombelles in the Tuileries, 1765 (black lead, red chalk
659249 The Baron de Bombelles in the Tuileries, 1765 (black lead, red chalk, watercolour heightened with white) by Carmontelle

Sketches in the Baltic (engraving)
1608180 Sketches in the Baltic (engraving) by Carmichael, John Wilson (1800-68); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in the Baltic)

Surveyor (engraving)
2802005 Surveyor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Surveyor. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Mine surveying (chromolitho)
3631093 Mine surveying (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mine surveying. Illustration for one of a series of cigarette cards on the subject of mining)

Palace of Westminster, 1834 (colour litho)
3102562 Palace of Westminster, 1834 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); London Metropolitan Archives, City of London; (add.info.: The Palace of Westminster)

Battle of Chillianwala on the 13th of January, 1849 (colour litho)
NAM254168 Battle of Chillianwala on the 13th of January, 1849 (colour litho) by Young, Charles Becher (1816-92) (after); National Army Museum

The investment of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War (litho)
IL283020 The investment of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War (litho) by Prater, Ernest (fl.1885-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ms 327 (2) fol. 214v Stonemasons, from Traite d Arpentage
XIR203306 Ms 327 (2) fol.214v Stonemasons, from Traite d Arpentage by Arnaud de Villeneuve (vellum) by Boysset, Bertrand (1355-1415); Bibliotheque Inguimbertine, Carpentras, France; French

Roger Williams builds a cabin on the Seekonk River (litho)
PNP377447 Roger Williams builds a cabin on the Seekonk River (litho) by American School; Private Collection; (add.info.: English Protestant theologian Roger Williams (c.1603-83)

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"Surveying: Unveiling the Past, Charting the Future" Step into a journey of discovery as we delve into the fascinating world of surveying. From historic battles to breathtaking landscapes, this captivating practice has shaped our understanding of the world around us. In 1982, during the Falklands War, surveyors played a crucial role in mapping out strategic locations and guiding troops through treacherous terrains. Similarly, in Lord Chelmsford's retreat from Isandhlwana during The Zulu War, surveying knowledge proved vital for navigating challenging landscapes. Travel back to 1872 with Gustave Doré's masterpiece "The New Zealander, " where surveyors meticulously measured and mapped uncharted territories. Their dedication paved the way for exploration and development. Closer to home, Larkswood Lido stands as a testament to meticulous planning by skilled surveyors who ensured every inch was perfectly aligned. Meanwhile, atop Wild Boar Fell in the north Pennines UK stands a trig point—a symbol of precision measurement that aids navigation across vast expanses. Venturing underground reveals surface buildings from Basset Mines in Illogan, Cornwall circa 1906. Surveyors painstakingly documented these structures that once thrived with activity—now preserved as historical landmarks. Alfred Stephenson on Anchorage Island showcases how technology evolved over time. Armed with his trusty theodolite—an instrument used for measuring angles—he captured precise data that contributed to scientific advancements. From ancient times to modern-day practices like PSCI2A-00073, young Washington's career as a surveyor laid foundations for his future leadership role. His experiences honed skills necessary for shaping nations and making history. Beyond measurements lie moments of collaboration; miniature depictions show surveyors sitting in circles during meetings—exchanging ideas and expertise—a tradition carried forward today within this vibrant community. Maps have always been invaluable tools; one such masterpiece is the 1891 color lithograph depicting Africa's treaty boundaries.