Interesting Read - Melbourne in 1800's was surveyed to an accuracy of 16.8 feet.
Posted by z-dude on 16 December 2012 in English.http://books.google.ca/books?id=WUU7AQAAIAAJ&dq=eltham%20victoria&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q&f=false Link to google book.
An early surveyor surveyed a 110 mile line to an accuracy of 16.8 feet.
edit, tried new link to book.
Discussion
Comment from aseerel4c26 on 16 December 2012 at 15:28
Note to others: the book’s full text seems not to be available for me (from Germany).
Comment from z-dude on 16 December 2012 at 22:13
I think it’s because I had a search on before I read the first part of the book. Clicking the X on the gold coloured search term box. The Survey of Melbourne is detailed in pages 1-10, with the 16.8 foot accuracy on page 7 http://books.google.ca/books?id=WUU7AQAAIAAJ&dq=eltham%20victoria&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q&f=false