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Record 1 1990-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
DEF

A durable marker placed at an important point of a survey for use (as in triangulation)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
CONT

La borne est taillée dans une pierre dure, elle a généralement une hauteur de 0,50 m et présente une face supérieure de 15 X 15 cm, sur laquelle, après mise en place définitive de la borne, on grave au burin une croix définissant très exactement le point repère.

Spanish

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