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Architectural drawing for a house for John Markoe, near 9th Street and Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1809 (continued)
Architectural drawing for a house for John Markoe, near 9th Street and Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1809 (continued)
Extent: 1 item : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite
Note: City, building name, and client's first name from O'Gorman's Drawing toward building: Philadelphia architectural graphics, 1732-1986, 1986.
Summary: Working drawing showing vestibule doors, moldings, and hardware as plans, elevations, sections, and details; rendering.
Engineering drawings for a navy yard ("Dry Dock and Naval Arsenal"), on the Anacostia River, Washington, D.C., 1802
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, engineer
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2568
Extent: 2 items : watercolor and ink ; in folder(s) 71 x 102 cm.
Note: City from Engineering drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 1980.
Note: Reference copy available for one UNIT item in LOT 4249 (R).
Summary: Working drawings showing locks, dry dock with frigates, arsenal, allegorical architectural sculpture, and guard house as plans, elevations, sections, and details; renderings.
Plan and section of locks, 1802
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, engineer
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2568, no. 1 (D size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink and watercolor on paper.
Note: Sketch on verso.
Dry dock plan and arsenal elevation, 1802
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, engineer
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2568, no. 2 (D size)
Extent: 1 drawing : watercolor and ink on paper.
Note: Notations on verso.
Architectural drawings for a house ("Pope House") for John Pope, Lexington, Kentucky, 1811
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Related Names: Pope, John, 1770-1845, client
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2569
Extent: 2 items : ink, watercolor, and graphite ; in folder(s) 71 x 102 cm. or smaller.
Note: Reference copy available in LOT 4249 (R).
Summary: Working drawings showing house, roof, and wash and bake house as plans and elevations; structural drawings; sketches.
Basement & principal story, floor plans, 1811 January
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2569, no. 1 (C size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper.
Note: Watermark: "JWhatman 1801".
Note: Inscriptions: "Plan of the Principal Story." -- "Plan of the Basement--story." -- "Wash & Bake house" -- "BHLatrobe Jany. 1811."
Sketches, plan, and elevation, 1811
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2569, no. 1v (C size)
Extent: 1 drawing : graphite on paper.
Note: Inscriptions: "Elevation.--with Wm Head's large scale General Section" -- "Details of the roof Upper story.--" -- "Principal story Details of every room."
Elevations, sections, and roof framing plan, 1811
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2569, no. 2 (C size)
Extent: 1 drawing : watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper.
Engineering drawings for a canal ("Washington Canal"), Washington, D.C., 1810-1811
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2570
Extent: 5 items : ink, wash, watercolor, and graphite ; in folder(s) 71 x 102 cm. or smaller.
Note: Reference copies available for some UNIT items in LOT 4249 (R).
Summary: Working drawings showing canal, pilings, gates, and locks as plans, sections, and details.
Plans and sections of a wooden lock, 1810 or 1811
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2570, no. 1 (D size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, wash, watercolor, and graphite on paper.
Note: Lined with paper.
Summary: Working drawing showing lock as plan, section, and detail.
Ground work and piling plans, 1810 or 1811
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2570, no. 2 (A size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, wash, and watercolor on paper.
Note: Inscriptions: "Plan of the ground work." -- "Plan of the piling."
Note: Lined with paper.
Longitudinal section - upper gates, lock floor plan, 1810 or 1811
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2570, no. 3 (A size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, wash, and watercolor on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "7a-d." -- "Longitudinal Section of the upper gate.--" -- "Plan of the Lock Floor."
Note: Lined with paper.
Transverse section of lock, 1810 or 1811
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2570, no. 4 (A size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, wash, and watercolor on paper.
Note: Inscription on recto: "Transverse Section of the Lock."
Note: Lined with paper.
Lock details and sections, 1810 May 20
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2570, no. 5 (D size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "Washington City Canal 1810-11-" -- "Details of the Gates of the Locks.--" -- "The Manor of hanging the Gates at the upper part is detailed on the sheet representing the lower Gates.--" -- "May 20th. 1810" -- "BHenry Latrobe Engineer."
Note: Lined with paper.
Architectural drawings for a theater and hotel building ("Theatre, Assembly Rooms and an hotel"), Richmond, Virginia, 1797-1798
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2885
Extent: 22 items : watercolor, wash, and ink ; in folder(s) 56 x 71 cm.
Note: Arrangement of drawings in the UNIT follows original order.
Note: Drawings removed from binding; original covers and six blank sheets retained in the UNIT.
Note: Reference copies available for some UNIT items in LOT 4249 (R).
Summary: Preliminary and presentation drawings showing site, theater and stage setting, and hotel building as site plans, plans, elevations, sections, and perspective projections; sketches and renderings; structural drawings; interior design drawings; topographic maps; maps.
Blank sheet
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2885, no. 1 (C Size)
Extent: 1 item.
Blank sheet
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2885, no. 2 (C Size)
Extent: 1 item.
3-Title Sheet with vignette, 1797 or 1798
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2885, no. 3 (C size)
Extent: 1 drawing : wash, watercolor, and ink on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "DESIGNS of a Building proposed to be erected at RICHMOND, VIRGINIA to contain a THEATRE, ASSEMBLY-ROOMS, AND AN HOTEL by B.Henry Latrobe Boneval, Architect & Engineer" -- "Nunc est bibemdum, nunc pede libero pulfanda tellus. Hor. Od. Lib." -- "Begun Dec. 2d 1797. finished Jany 8th 1798."
4--Table of Contents (incomplete), 1797 or 1798
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2885, no. 4 (C size)
Extent: 1 drawing : wash, ink, and watercolor on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "Description of the Drawings and General Observations."
4--urn, 1797 or 1798
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2885, no. 4v (C size)
Extent: 1 drawing : watercolor and wash on paper.
5--section of theatre with figures, 1797 or 1798
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2885, no. 5 (C size)
Extent: 1 drawing : watercolor and wash on paper.
Note: From album: Designs of a building to be erected at Richmond in Virginia, to contain a theatre, assembly-rooms, and an hotel.
Summary: Presentation drawing showing interior of theater, assembly rooms, and hotel as section.
6-interior perspective rendering, 1797 or 1798
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2885, no. 6 (C size)
Extent: 1 drawing : watercolor, wash, and ink on paper.
7--map of Richmond, Virginia, 1797 or 1798
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2885, no. 7 (C size)
Extent: 1 drawing : watercolor, wash, and ink ; 41 x 56 cm.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "Plan of part of the city of RICHMOND, shewing the situation of the proposed BUILDING."
Summary: Map and site plan showing Richmond and a proposed theater and hotel building.
8--perspective sketch, 1797 or 1798
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2885, no. 8 (C size)
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