File:A memorial to the Abbe de la Caille, at Aurora in the Western Cape of South Africa.JPG
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Summary
The English portion of the inscription reads: "This is the site of the Maclear Beacon positioned in 1838 near the original North Terminal of the Arc of Meridian positioned by Abbe de la Caille, the first surveyor to introduce Geodetic Surveying into South Africa."
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| current | 20:37, 17 January 2017 | | 2,896 × 1,944 (1.37 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | The English portion of the inscription reads: "This is the site of the Maclear Beacon positioned in 1838 near the original North Terminal of the Arc of Meridian positioned by Abbe de la Caille, the first surveyor to introduce Geodetic Surveying into South Africa." |
| 20:37, 17 January 2017 |  | 2,896 × 1,944 (1.37 MB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | The English portion of the inscription reads: "This is the site of the Maclear Beacon positioned in 1838 near the original North Terminal of the Arc of Meridian positioned by Abbe de la Caille, the first surveyor to introduce Geodetic Surveying into South Africa." |
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