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Subject:        Re: map scale question...ps
Date:   Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:14:10 -0500
From:   Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]>
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Could it be "perches"???

Paige

At 09:54 AM 12/17/2009, Angie Cope wrote:
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>Subject:        Re: map scale question...ps
>Date:   Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:50:33 -0500
>From:   Edward James Redmond <[log in to unmask]>
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>I have seen instances of "ps" refering to "poles" (16 feet) on 18th
>century land surveys - not 20th.
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>Ed
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>>>>Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]> Thursday, December 17, 2009 9:39 AM >>>
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>Subject:        map scale question...ps
>Date:   Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:39:24 -0500
>From:   Joel Kovarsky <[log in to unmask]>
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>I recently saw an early 20th century land survey blueprint with a scale
>listed as 1 inch = 200 ps. I am unclear about the "ps," since it could
>be "photo scale," yet no conversion details were given. I was wondering
>about "paces," but could not find another example. Various attempts at
>disambiguation online have not yet yielded any other results. Thanks for
>any information you can provide.
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>               Joel Kovarsky