The term “surveyor” appears in literature with a remarkable range of functions, often serving as a marker of official capacity, expertise, or even as a colorful character in narrative action. In historical accounts and official records, such as in Toronto of Old, the word is used formally to denote positions like Surveyor-General (e.g., [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]), thereby emphasizing the authoritative nature of land and revenue assessment. In contrast, literary fiction and adventures employ the surveyor in a more humanizing or even humorous light, as seen in Chekhov’s short stories ([9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23]) and John Buchan’s thrillers ([24], [25], [26], [27], [28], [29]), where the surveyor can be both a pragmatic observer and a character adding narrative intrigue. Additionally, in works by Hawthorne and Clausewitz ([30], [8], [31], [32], [33], [34], [35], [36], [37], [38]), the term is imbued with symbolic meaning, sometimes reflecting broader themes of order, measurement, and societal structures. This varied literary usage illustrates how one occupational term can traverse genres and narratives, from bureaucratic documentation to metaphor-laden storytelling.