2 3 – 1 9 2 5 ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 3 5 ▁death s ▁Category : F rench ▁colonial ▁govern ors ▁and ▁administr ators ▁Category : Col onial ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁French ▁Mad agas car ▁Category : G overn ors - General ▁of ▁French ▁Ind och ina ▁Category : G overn ors ▁of ▁French ▁West ▁Africa ▁Category : G overn ors ▁of ▁French ▁Equ atorial ▁Africa ▁Category : F rench ▁colonial ▁govern ors ▁of ▁Gu adel oupe <0x0A> </s> ▁G unter ' s ▁chain ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁G unter ’ s ▁measurement ) ▁is ▁a ▁distance ▁meas uring ▁device ▁used ▁for ▁surve ying . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁and ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 0 ▁by ▁English ▁cl erg yman ▁and ▁math ematic ian ▁Edmund ▁G unter ▁( 1 5 8 1 – 1 6 2 6 ). ▁It ▁enabled ▁plots ▁of ▁land ▁to ▁be ▁accur ately ▁survey ed ▁and ▁pl otted , ▁for ▁legal ▁and ▁commercial ▁purposes . ▁ ▁G unter ▁developed ▁an ▁actual ▁meas uring ▁chain ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁links . ▁These , ▁the ▁chain ▁and ▁the ▁link , ▁ ▁became ▁stat ut ory ▁measures ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁subsequently ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁chain ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁ 1 0 0 ▁links , ▁usually ▁marked ▁off ▁into ▁groups ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁by ▁br ass ▁rings ▁or ▁tags ▁which ▁simplify ▁intermediate ▁measurement . ▁Each ▁link ▁is ▁thus ▁ ▁long .