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Surveying.- [Leybourn (William)], "Oliver Wallinby". Planometria: or the Whole Art of Surveying of Land: Shewing the Composition, and Use of All the Most Necessary Instruments thereunto Belonging, woodcut diagrams and illustrations including 3 full-page, woodcut diagram laid down on C1 as instructed, occasional light browning, ink ownership inscription to title, ink notes to front free endpaper, contemporary sheep, rubbed and scuffed, [Honeyman 2002; Wing L1928A], 8vo, Nathanael Brooke, 1650.
*** Leybourne's scarce first work on surveying, this formed the basis of his better known The Compleat Surveyor, published in 1653.
Provenance: Ch. Heveningham (ink ownership inscription).](https://am-s3-bucket-assets.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/forum/prod/lot_images/xlarge/c8e035e6-9a90-ee11-b864-d4548b6f1f2f/df009339-b391-ee11-817b-6045bdfc47ac.webp "271
Surveying.- [Leybourn (William)], \"Oliver Wallinby\". Planometria: or the Whole Art of Surveying of Land: Shewing the Composition, and Use of All the Most Necessary Instruments thereunto Belonging, woodcut diagrams and illustrations including 3 full-page, woodcut diagram laid down on C1 as instructed, occasional light browning, ink ownership inscription to title, ink notes to front free endpaper, contemporary sheep, rubbed and scuffed, [Honeyman 2002; Wing L1928A], 8vo, Nathanael Brooke, 1650.
*** Leybourne's scarce first work on surveying, this formed the basis of his better known The Compleat Surveyor, published in 1653.
Provenance: Ch. Heveningham (ink ownership inscription).")
Description
Surveying.- [Leybourn (William)], "Oliver Wallinby". Planometria: or the Whole Art of Surveying of Land: Shewing the Composition, and Use of All the Most Necessary Instruments thereunto Belonging, woodcut diagrams and illustrations including 3 full-page, woodcut diagram laid down on C1 as instructed, occasional light browning, ink ownership inscription to title, ink notes to front free endpaper, contemporary sheep, rubbed and scuffed, [Honeyman 2002; Wing L1928A], 8vo, Nathanael Brooke, 1650.
⁂ Leybourne's scarce first work on surveying, this formed the basis of his better known The Compleat Surveyor, published in 1653.
Provenance: Ch. Heveningham (ink ownership inscription).
Lot 271
Surveying.- [Leybourn (William)] Planometria: or the Whole Art of Surveying of Land: Shewing the Composition, and Use of All the Most Necessary Instruments thereunto Belonging, 1650.
Hammer Price: £4,800
Description
Surveying.- [Leybourn (William)], "Oliver Wallinby". Planometria: or the Whole Art of Surveying of Land: Shewing the Composition, and Use of All the Most Necessary Instruments thereunto Belonging, woodcut diagrams and illustrations including 3 full-page, woodcut diagram laid down on C1 as instructed, occasional light browning, ink ownership inscription to title, ink notes to front free endpaper, contemporary sheep, rubbed and scuffed, [Honeyman 2002; Wing L1928A], 8vo, Nathanael Brooke, 1650.
⁂ Leybourne's scarce first work on surveying, this formed the basis of his better known The Compleat Surveyor, published in 1653.
Provenance: Ch. Heveningham (ink ownership inscription).
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