VPRS 18793 Observation Field Books

This series comprises field books that appear to have been created to document various geodetic measurements, computations and general marine survey information in and around Port Phillip Bay and Westernport Bay. Surveyors in the field used books to record both survey data and notes as surveys were carried out. The field books reflect, in part, the process of marine surveying in Victoria. The information recorded in these volumes includes various measurements including stellar and solar observations, measurements for the positioning of buoys, measurements for tide tables, survey computations of angles and bearings and computational measurements for marine infrastructure. Before coming into the custody of Public Record Office Victoria, this series was held at the Queenscliffe Maritime Museum.