The manner of raising, ordering, and improving forrest-trees also, how to plant, make and keep woods, walks, avenues, lawns, hedges, &c. : with several figures proper for avenues and walks to end in, and convenient figures for lawns : also rules by M. Cook.

CHAP. XLIV. (Book 44)

Suppose you have a Plat to draw on one or many Sheets of Paper, and you would draw it as large as the Paper will bear; to know what Scale you shall draw it by. (Book 44)

IF it be a sheet of Dutch Paper, about 21 Inches long, and the length of the Draft you would draw is 402 foot long, and you would draw it as large as you can on this sheet, that your work may shew it self the better, and yet not to go off of the Paper; now to know of what Scale of so many parts in one Inch to draw your Draft by, do thus: Divide the Length of your Draft by the length of your Paper, and the Quotient shews how many parts that Inch must be di∣vided into, to draw this Draft by; as,

Example.

402 divided by 21, gives in the Quotient 19 and 3 over; so then, you may draw this Draft on this Paper, which is 21 Inches, by a Scale of one Inch divided into 19 parts.

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But if it be a sheet of ordinary Paper, of 16 Inches long, and you would draw the same Draft on it, though in a less Form, then di∣vide 402 by 16.

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So that for a sheet of 16 Inches long, a Scale of one Inch divided into 25 parts, will serve to draw your Draft by on such a Paper.

But if it be required to draw the Draft of a Garden, or the like, on a quarter of a sheet of Paper, then observe the ensuing Directions.

As suppose I were to draw the Draft which is now the Garden at Cashiobury, the Length of the Garden is 402 foot, and this quarter of a sheet of Paper is 7 Inches long; I divide 402 by 7, and the Quotient is 57 and almost a half, viz. 57 and 3/7;: 〈 math 〉〈 math 〉

But finding this Scale to be so small, and also a Number (viz. 57.) whereof I cannot take the half; I likewise finding that my Paper will bear 7 Inches and a half in length, I divide 402 the length of the Garden by 7 and ½, the length of this Paper, and find the Quotient to be 53 and a half, and better.

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This Scale being yet so small, I take the half of 54, which is 27, re∣membring that every one of these 27 parts in the Inch, is two foot on my Paper.

(See Fig. 47.)

The pricked Lines shew the top of every Slope.

The two Mounts A A. are to be set with Trees, so are the tops of all the Slopes where the pricked Lines be, but being not yet set, I shall not shew them.

The Walks marked with O. are to be Gravel.

The Circle B. is intended for a Fountain.

The Letter C. sheweth where the Orange house is.

The Letters g g. shew one Front of the Dwelling-house.

The rest Grass.

This is only as it is intended to be, &c.