A sure and easy method of improving estates; By plantation of oak, elm, ash, beech, birch, platanus, Portugal chesnut, horse chesnut, walnut, lime service, maple, sycamore, hornbeam, quickbeam, hazel, fir, pine, and all kinds of aquaticks, &c. Wherein is demonstrated, the necessity and advantage thereof; with their manner of raising, cultivating, feeling, &c. in all kinds of soils, whereby estates may be greatly improved. Together with an appendix, of the mensuration of timber, after the common method; and the deceitful way of taking dimensions. Likewise geometrical rules for the true mensuration thereof. By Batty Langley
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- A sure and easy method of improving estates; By plantation of oak, elm, ash, beech, birch, platanus, Portugal chesnut, horse chesnut, walnut, lime service, maple, sycamore, hornbeam, quickbeam, hazel, fir, pine, and all kinds of aquaticks, &c. Wherein is demonstrated, the necessity and advantage thereof; with their manner of raising, cultivating, feeling, &c. in all kinds of soils, whereby estates may be greatly improved. Together with an appendix, of the mensuration of timber, after the common method; and the deceitful way of taking dimensions. Likewise geometrical rules for the true mensuration thereof. By Batty Langley
- Sure method of improving estates
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London : Printed for F. Noble, at Otway's-Head, in St. Martin's-Court, near Leicester-Fields, 1740.
The second edition.; ..
- Publication year
- 1740
- ESTC No.
- N34632
- Grub Street ID
- 22966
- Description
- [10],xx,274p.,plate ; 8°.
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- Titlepage in red and black
First published in 1728 as "A sure method of improving estates".
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- No punctuation after "Langley"