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  • Captain Airhardt, who was well known as the Topographical Engineer of this division, and one of the best-natured men in the world, was engaged in strengthening the fortifications around the camp near

    Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive Alf Burnett

  • NASA should become the NOAA/NAP or (using a historical example) the Corps of Topographical Engineers of the solar system; aeronautics, earth resource surveys, education, and similar missions should all go to other organizations, and with appropriate shares of the budget, from NASA AND other current departments, agencies, line tiems, etc - including DOD.

    Dear Mr. Augustine - NASA Watch 2009

  • By the bye, Storer and Greig, the engravers, have given me four little volms, the 'Topographical Cabinet' which show in very highly finished miniature some of the best remains in the island.

    Letter 236 2009

  • Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal Mophie Outdoor Juice Pack Plus: The olive and orange color scheme will go nicely with your hunting camo | Topographical maps on this navigation app indicate points of interest like camps and mountain-biking trails | The case is also a backup battery; it'll give you about one more full charge.

    Siri, Where's the Trailhead? 2011

  • Officially, he was operating under the auspices of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, which meant his mission was that of a mapmaker, assigned to explore the eastern slope of the southern Rocky Mountains.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • Officially, he was operating under the auspices of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, which meant his mission was that of a mapmaker, assigned to explore the eastern slope of the southern Rocky Mountains.

    A Country of Vast Designs Robert W. Merry 2009

  • The task of achieving the next great leap in understanding was assigned to a young officer of the Army Corps of Topographical Engineers bearing the evocative name of Joseph Christmas Ives.

    Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010

  • The task of achieving the next great leap in understanding was assigned to a young officer of the Army Corps of Topographical Engineers bearing the evocative name of Joseph Christmas Ives.

    Colossus Michael Hiltzik 2010

  • Note 14: O.F. Mentzel, A Geographical and Topographical Description of the Cape of Good Hope (1787), trans.

    Belongings: Property, Family, and Identity in Colonial South Africa 2008

  • Waltham Historical Society, Inc., 1936, and “A Topographical and Historical Description of Waltham, in the County of Middlesex, Jan. 1, 1815,” in 2 CMHS 3:262.

    The King's Best Highway Eric Jaffe 2010

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