Not sure to get your point… so please forgive if i'm out of concern.
It seems that the grid pattern is 2/16 of an inch. An ich is 2,54 cm so the pace is around 0,32 cm
Then what is your final goal : vectorize the typographic or create the patern?
If the grid is just to help positioning elements, Illustrator comes with grids you can set up via the preferences to match your needs.
If you need to really draw that type of grid use both deplace and repeat function and alignments. So you can set up your own grid on a separate layer.
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