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Architectural drawings for a military academy, 1800
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2543
Extent: 7 items : ink, watercolor, and wash ; in folder(s) 51 x 61 cm.
Note: Design for United States Military Academy at an undesignated location, according to The architectural drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 1994.
Note: Reference copies available for some UNIT items in LOT 4249 (R).
Summary: Working drawings showing military academy, library, lecture room, chambers, dining hall, kitchen, and ha-ha ditch as plans and elevations; renderings; landscape architecture drawings.
Title sheet, 1800
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2543, no. 1 (B size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "Sketches for a Design of a Military Academy. to accommodate seven Professors, and fifty Students. by B. Henry Latrobe, Archt & Engr January 26 1800." -- "26" -- "8."
Note: Lined with paper.
Cellar floor plan, 1800
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2543, no. 2 (B size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink and watercolor on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "Cellar Story of a Military School" -- "Kitchen." -- "No 1" -- "BHenry Latrobe Archt Jany 26 1800."
Note: Mounted on paper.
Principal story, floor plan, 1800
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2543, no. 3 (B size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, watercolor, and wash on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "Principal of a Military school"-- "Ha-ha Ditch" -- "Dining Hall" -- "Lecture Room" -- "BHLatrobe architect Jany 26 1800" -- "No II."
First floor plan or chamber story plan, 1800 January 26
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2543, no. 4 (B size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink and watercolor on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "Plan of the first floor or Chamber story of a Military School" -- "Library" -- "Lecture-room" -- "BHenry Latrobe" -- "Jany 26th 1800" -- "No. III."
Note: Mounted on paper.
South elevation, rendered, 1800 January 26
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2543, no. 5 (B size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, wash, and watercolor on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "South Elevation of Military School.--" -- "No IV" -- "BHLatrobe Archt" -- "Jany 26th 1800."
Note: Lined with paper.
North elevation, rendered, 1800
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2543, no. 6 (B size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, wash, and watercolor on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "North elevation of a Military Academy" -- "BHLatrobe" -- "No. V."
Note: Mounted on paper.
West and east elevation, 1800 January 26
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2543, no. 7 (B size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, watercolor, and wash on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "West and East Elevation of a Military School" -- "BHenry Latrobe Archt." -- "Jany 26th 1800" -- "No. VI."
Note: Inscription on verso: "Mr. Latrobe's drawings & remarks on [...] for a Military Academy in the year 1800."
Note: Mounted on paper.
Engineering drawing for waterworks ("Philadelphia Waterworks"), 1799
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, engineer
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2544
Extent: 1 item : ink, watercolor, and wash ; in folder(s) 51 x 61 cm.
Note: Reference copy available in LOT 4249 (R).
Engineering drawing for waterworks ("Philadelphia Waterworks"), 1799
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, engineer
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2544, no. 1 (B size)
Extent: 1 item : ink, watercolor, and wash
Note: Date from the Engineering drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 1950.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "Section of the Archimedean Screw". -- "4."
Note: Mounted on paper.
Summary: Preliminary drawing showing Archimedean screw as section.
Architectural drawings for a monument ("Washington Monument"), Washington, D.C., 1799-1800
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2545
Extent: 2 items : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite ; in folder(s) 51 x 61 cm.
Note: Date and city name from The Architectural drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 1994.
Note: Reference copy available in LOT 4249 (R).
Summary: Presentation drawings showing pyramidal monument, terrace, and ceiling murals with allegorical figures as plan, reflected ceiling plan, and perspective projection; renderings.
Rendered perspective, between 1799 and 1800
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2545, no. 1 (B size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite on paper ; 27.5 x 53.4 cm.
Note: Mounted on paper.
Reflected ceiling plan, between 1799 and 1800
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2545, no. 2 (C size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, watercolor, and wash on paper ; 28.1 x 53.1 cm.
Note: Mounted on paper.
Architectural drawings for a bank building ("2nd Bank of the United States"), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1818
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Related Names: Latrobe, John H. B. 1803-1891, delineator
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2546
Extent: 15 items : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite ; in folder(s) 71 x 102 cm.
Note: Some drawings delineated by JHBL (i.e., John H. B. Latrobe).
Note: Reference copies available for some UNIT items in LOT 4249 (R).
Summary: Competition drawings showing site, bank building, stockholder's room, cashier's and President's rooms, transfer & loan offices, ceiling, and roof as site plans, plans, reflected ceiling plans, elevations, and sections; renderings.
Partial cover sheet, 1818
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2546, no. 1 (D size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, wash, and graphite on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "DESI[GN] FOR. A. BANK. OF. THE [...] AT PHILAD[ELPHIA]" -- "By B. Henry B. Latrobe, late[...]" "1818" "Sculpsit [].[]." -- "1."
Note: Mounted on paper.
Site plan, 1818
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2546, no. 2 (D size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "PLAN of the WHOLE LOT and BUILDING." -- "Bank" -- "Portico" -- "Private Buildings" -- "BHenry Latrobe 1818." -- "JHBL del:" -- "2."
Note: Mounted on paper.
Cellar story plan, 1818
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2546, no. 3 (D size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "Plan of the Cellar Story.--" -- "BHenry BLatrobe 1818." -- "JHBL del." -- "3."
Note: Lined with paper.
Plan of the principal story, 1818
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2546, no. 4 (D size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink, watercolor, and graphite on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "Plan of the Principal Story" -- "BHLatrobe 1918." -- "4" -- "Bank" -- "Stockholder's Room."
Note: Lined with paper.
Plan of the 2nd story, 1818
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2546, no. 5 (D size)
Extent: 1 drawing : ink and watercolor on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "Plan of the second Story" -- "Benj.2 Henry B Latrobe 1818." -- "JHBL.del" -- "5."
Note: Lined with paper.
Reflected ceiling plan, 1818
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
Call No.: ADE - UNIT 2546, no. 6 (D size)
Extent: 1 drawing : watercolor and ink on paper.
Note: Inscriptions on recto: "Plan of the Cielings [sic].__" -- "BHenry BLatrobe" -- "6."
Note: Lined with paper.
Roof plan, 1818
Creator: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, architect
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