Field notebooks of the trigonometrical survey [Survey of Massachusetts]
Part of: Survey of Massachusetts
Field notebooks of the trigonometrical survey, 1832-1837.
17 volumes (partial records center carton)
Call no.: CO31/764X
Call no.: CO31/764X
Scope and Content: A survey of the Commonwealth was commissioned by the governor in 1830 to prepare an accurate map of Massachusetts. For the trigonometrical phase of the survey, teams took angle measurements from primary and secondary stations as recorded in these field notebooks.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically, thereunder by location
Notes: Preservation of the notebooks was required by Resolves 1834, c 73. Volume 17 duplicates information from volumes 1-2
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