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the margin for easy identification in the same way 

 that town plans are often marked for the ready 

 locating of streets. The greatest accuracy is 

 needed in the ruling of the squares, and the finished 

 copy should be tested by a few cross measurements 

 from point to point. 



Plans can be directly copied either by tracing 

 or by pricking off the main points. In the first 

 case a sheet of tracing paper is laid over the plan 

 and all lines are copied. The tracing thus pre- 

 pared is laid over the paper destined for the new 

 plan, and between them a sheet of carbon paper 

 is inserted, and the lines of the tracing are again 

 gone over, when an impression will appear on the 

 lowest sheet. This is a quick method, but owing 

 to the two tracing processes is liable to inaccuracy. 



The pricking method is most recommended 

 when the main lines are more straight than curved, 

 and if the original plan is not too valuable to be 

 pricked. The paper and the plan must be both 

 firmly confined to the drawing board, and all 

 corners and principal points are pricked through 

 with a fine needle. The points are first connected 

 by pencil and if seen to be correct they are inked 

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FINISHING THE PLAN 



COLOUR is a great help in expressing the parts of 

 a plan. Green is most in request, and a ready 



