Verner's Map Reading and Field Sketching (1898) Air Ministry and poor weather

and poor weather

clinometer

early Victorian Barker dial with jewelled cap

and enjoyed a long career as a writer

Verner's Map Reading and Field Sketching (1898) Air Ministry and poor weatherMAP READING AND FIELD SKETCHING Lt Col. Willoughby Verner JOHN BALE, SONS & DANIELSSON Ltd, London, 1898 A very rare 1898 edition of Lieut Colonel Verner's Map Reading and Field Sketching, covering military sketching, map reading and the use of the prismatic service compass. The book is illustrated with diagrams and a folding sketch map. Subjects covered include: military maps, the magnetic compass, contoured maps, using maps on the ground, and