192 pgs, HC, 82 Full Page Full Color Photographs
Surveyors everywhere know Berntsen for the company's survey markers and monuments. In itself, a monument is a ubiquitous piece of metal, concrete, stone, or whatever material happens to be available at the time, but Lasting Impressions goes far beyond that to tell intriguing stories of surveying. Gathered from Berntsen's years in the business, some involve the usual types of monuments surveyors deal with on land every day, but others go to exotic locales. From the frozen tundra of Alaska to inside caves to underwater, the book ranges far and wide in detailing some of the more complex and demanding surveying situations. Rhonda Rushing, president of the company, compiled the information with the help of contributors involved in the individual surveys, and in so doing, she delves into history and personal backgrounds. She views it as telling the story of America's history through the eyes of surveyors. The colorful photographs and concise text make this an ideal coffee table book sure to entertain and inform many surveyors and laypeople alike.

Written by Paul L. Gay, land surveyor and attorney, this book explains in everyday language, how surveyors establish property lines. The reader is taken through all phases of a survey, from legal research through setting final monuments. Topics include measurements and bearing systems, deeds and the recording system, field work and calculations and adverse possession and easements.

This book is unique among textbooks on land surveying in that it does not demand that the reader wade through pages of mathematical equations. Instead, the book explains in clear, easy to understand language, the technical aspects and legal concepts underlying land surveying. Because land surveyors often have to deal with missing or conflicting evidence, much of the book is devoted to the legal principles that govern boundary establishment.
The book was written for professionals who work in the area of real property. Lawyers, land surveying students, civil engineers, city planners, building officials, GIS practitioners, real estate agents and others will find that the book is not only informative, it will also provide them with a handy reference which can be turned to when confronted with an issue relating to boundaries.”

Hardcover; 107 pages

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Washington, DC - April 23, 2002
This one day symposium on Surveying & Mapping the Americas as part of the F.I.G. Congress in Washington D.C. The last time the Congress was held here was in 1974 and at that time any topics of historical interest were scattered throughout all the other sessions which were spread over more than a week. However for the last few F.I.G. Working Weeks and Congresses it has been possible to bring together all appropriate historical papers and present them in this concentrated manner so as to appeal to persons who might come for just one day and who might otherwise never attend an F.I.G. event.

We are pleased to announce the publication of this 92 page softcover book covering the various sessions of this event.

Click here to view the contents of this extraordinary gathering.

The Bedini Bookshelf - A timeless 3-book collection by Silvio Bedini is sure to please. Regularly priced at $140 if purchased separately, this valuable collection is now available at a special pricing of $119.95 (plus $10 s/h within the U.S.).

Among the early concerns of the nation's founders was the lack of a national prime meridian, required for establishing longitudes on land and to serve the American maritime trade. In 1804, when President Thomas Jefferson created the Corps of Discovery, beginning with the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore and map the continent, he realized the need for a single prime meridian.

"The Jefferson Stone - Demarcation of the First Meridian of the United States", by Silvio A. Bedini, is the complete story of Thomas Jefferson's effort to establish a national prime meridian in Washington, D.C.

The 200-page book features 46 historical drawings and photos, comprehensive appendices, a list of other famous Washington survey points and an par extensive index.

Silvio Bedini's updated edition of the life of Benjamin Banneker, the self-educated mathematician and astronomer who became America's first black scientist, and assisted Andrew Ellicott in the 1791 survey of the District of Columbia.

Newly revised and expanded edition of Bedini's 25-year-old classic.

428 pages, 53 illustrations

Relive the experiences of the USGS surveyors as they mapped America. Written by Abraham Anson, former topographic mapper with the USGS who went on to a distinguished career with the Corps of Engineers, the 101-page PDF book chronicles the trials and tribulations of the mapping crews as they labored, beginning in 1890, to map our country. Versions of two chapters from Anson's book have appeared in the magazine (February, 2000 and April, 2001). Many people have asked, "Just how did they create the quad maps?" and Anson's book answers the question.

101 pages, including 12 chapters + front matter On CD in PDF format

Price of $20 includes Shipping

View a complete description of the book in the four-page front matter by clicking here. (1MB pdf)

Scoundrels and scholars, scientists and statesmen, clergy and laymen, rascals and tradesmen-all left their mark on the history of land surveying in America.

Ninety-one insightful historical and biographical essays about instrument makers, cartographers, and surveyors-those who adapted or invented their tools, drew the maps, and measured the land of a growing nation.

Richly illustrated with more than 200 images of instruments, portraits, maps, and sketches.

Hundreds of bibliographical references provided.

Hardcover; 800+ pages