Surveying.- Wing (John) Geodaetes Practicus Redivivus. The Art of Surveying: Formerly Publish'd by Vincent Wing, Math. Now Much Augmented...With the Description and Use of a New Quadrant [bound with] Scientia Stellarum: Or, the Starry Science..., 2 vol. bound in 1, as usual, 7 engraved plates and tables (1 folding, with tear into image repaired to verso), errata/advertisement f. bound after preface and another advertisement f. at end, ownership inscription of Th[omas] Hickes dated 1742 to title and 2U3v, later ownership inscriptions of Edward Rouse and Wm. Oldland to pastedown and front free endpaper, few ink smudges or pen trials, some small marginal wormholes and traces, occasionally into ruled border or table but no text loss, light water-staining to first few ff. and last few Sig., scattered foxing and browning, contemporary blind-stamped panelled calf, quatrefoil stamps in centre, 2 outlined in ink, inscription on upper cover "G. H. 1783", repairs to both covers and spine ends, upper corners quite worn, [Wing W2985 & W2992], folio, J. Matthews, for Awnsham and John Churchill, 1700.

⁂ John Wing's updating of Vincent Wing's 1666 Art of Surveying. "The folio volume can be regarded as presenting the normal instruction course which a surveyor would follow in 1700" - Taylor, 529a.