This comprehensive guide to military surveying and sketching is an essential resource for officers and engineers. Written by an experienced army officer, this book covers everything from basic map reading to advanced techniques for measuring and drawing topographic features. With its clear explanations and detailed illustrations, this book is an invaluable reference for anyone involved in military surveying. 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. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.