"Georgia Land Surveying History and Law" is the first definitive history and analysis of Georgia s land system and the laws that govern it.

The book s opening section tells the story of the surveyor s role in transforming Georgia from a frontier to a bounded, populated, and productive colony and state. Paced by anecdotes of surveyors wilderness experiences, the narrative traces the evolution of Georgia s land subdivision system, beginning with the original, and ultimately impractical, scheme of land granting and rectangular land subdivision under the Trustees of the Georgia Colony. The...