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A second letter to the Right Honourable the Earl of ******, concerning the qualifications and duty of a surveyor : In which the essential accomplishments are more particularly described and considered; with some farther remarks on their supposed imperfections. Necessary to be perused by all persons concerned in building.

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Main Author:	Morris, Robert, 1701-1754
Corporate Author:	Gale (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Printed for W. Owen, near Temple-Bar, 1752.
Subjects:	Surveyors > Great Britain > Early works to 1800. Surveying > Great Britain > Early works to 1800. Electronic books.
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