This is a rather old comic (from 1893) that mentions "survey" in what appers to be a mapping context. The gentleman isn't terribly sober, so it's a play on the old "spirit level" piece of surveying equipment, which has long since been made obsolete, even before the advent of the all-conquering GPS. It is a good example of a vintage map cartoon. And it's from an era when a large number of nations, Britain included) were engaged in aggressive surveying and mapping campaigns. If I recall correctly, this was about the time Mt. Everest was identified as the world's highest peak. The caption, by the way, is as follows:
Relentless youth: "'Ello 'ere guvnor, what 'yer up to naow? Takin' a hordinance survey o' the district I suppose!!"
Is that a globe the kid is holding? I can't tell.
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