Latrobe benjamin henry stapleton darwin (4 Ergebnisse)

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap. Contains Errata slip. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages; Description: xx, 256 p., [6] leaves of plates : ill. ; 29 x 36 cm. Notes: Sponsored by the Maryland Historical Society. Includes index. Bibliography: p. 248-252. Subjects: Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820. Engineering drawings. Civil engineering --United States --History --Sources. Series: The papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe : Series II, The architectural and engineering drawings ; [v. 1]Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820. Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Series II, Architectural and engineering drawings ; v. 1. Summary: This book contains the first detailed treatment of Latrobe's engineering projects as well as a pioneering attempt to make a collection of early American technical drawings accesible to scholars. It also contains an illustrated essay on Latrobe's early training and career; the history of his projects in transportation, water supply, river control, and industry; and his role in American technological development. 1 Kg. …

Hardcover. New Haven, Published for the Maryland Historical Society by Yale University Press. 1980, 1980. Hardcover. Pages xx [2] 3-256,oblong quarto, hardcover. Includes black and white and color illustrations, bibliography, and index. Book is in Fine condition, Dust jacket has one inch closed tear at spine, else Very Good. 010608A ISBN: 0300022271.…

Blue/gilt hardback cloth cover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. VG : in very good condition with edgeworn and rubbed dust jacket. C. 1cm closed tear to upper edge of front cover. Contents clean and bright. 290mm x 370mm (11" x 15"). 256pp. Colour and b/w plates, some double page. Part of a series of volumes on Latrobes work. This volume opens a study of the man as an engineer together including the historical study of the Susquehanna River Survey Map and the study of 116 of Latrobe's technological drawings and plans. Other of Latrobe's designs included are the Washington Navy Yard Steam Engine and the Washington Canal. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas.…

Cloth. Zustand: New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: New. First Edition. First Edition. Oblong folio. 264 pp. Illustrated. With errata sheet. Engineer of the innovative Philadelphia waterworks among other projects, Latrobe became a resident of the USA in 1796. Became involved in an unparalleled number of public and private projects. Had a lot to do with New Orleans waterworks, levees. New in new dust jacket.…