Description

This practical guide to calculating measurements and costs for timber and construction projects was first published in 1799. It includes tables, formulas, and other tools that were useful to builders, architects, and merchants of the time. Today, the book is a valuable historical artifact that sheds light on the methods and materials used in building during the 18th and early 19th centuries.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

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