Holland Surveyors' Measure (Year of 1618)
1 foot link = 1 ft.    
1 dutch pole = 24 ft.lk.    
1 dutch chain = 96 ft.lk.    
1 dutch furlong = 10 dutch ch. (1 dutch fu. = 40 dut.po. = 160 fth. = 320 yd. = 960 ft.)
1 dutch mile = 80 dutch ch.  
1 dutch pale = 576 ft.sq.lk.    
1 dutch sq. chain = 9216 ft.sq.lk.    
1 dutch rood = 23,040 ft.sq.lk.    
1 dutch acre = 10 dutch sq.ch. (1 dutch acre = 4 dutch po. x 40 dutch po.)
1 dutch ml. = 60 right angle 3 x 4 x 5 triangles, 4 unit (the 128 ft.) sides laid end to end
60 dutch ml. per hr. = 128 ft. per sec.
1 dutch ml. = 7680 ft. (80 x 96' = 7680')(60 x 128' = 7680')(48 x 160' = 7680')
32' = 1 dutch ch. right angle triangle (24' x 32' x 40') perpendicular
7680' = 240 dutch ch. right angle triangle (24' x 32' x 40') perpendiculars
92,160 sq.' = 240 dutch ch. right angle triangle (24' x 32' x 40') areas
92,160 sq.' = 1 dutch acre
23,040 sq.' = 60 dutch ch. right angle triangle (24' x 32' x 40') areas
23,040 sq.' = 1 dutch rood
1 dutch sq. mile = 640 dutch acres (6400 dutch sq.ch.)
     
96 ft.lk. = 24 ft. + 32 ft. + 40 ft. (96 ft.) (1 dutch ch.)
96 ft.lk. = 1 dut.po. + 1 1/3 dut.po. + 1 2/3 dut.po. (4 dutch po.)
1 dutch po. = 24 ft.lk. (24 ft.)
96 ft.lk. = 24 ft.lk. + 32 ft.lk. + 40 ft.lk. (32 yd.) (16 fth.)
96 ft.lk. = 3x8 ft.lk. + 4x8 ft.lk. + 5x8 ft.lk. = 1 dutch ch. (r/angle 3 x 4 x 5 triangle)
7680 ft.lk. = 60 x 4 x 4 x 8 ft.lk. (1 dutch ml.)
7680 ft.lk. = 60 x 4 x 1 1/3 dutch po. (320 dutch po.)
7680 ft.lk. = 60 x 4 x 32 ft. (7680 ft.)
12 in. = 3 in. + 4 in. + 5 in. (1 ft.)
92160 in. = 60 x 384 x 4 in. (1 dutch ml.)
       
LEATHER SEALER'S OFFICE, Londonderry, Vt. April 8th 1826 Rory Ely Cole
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