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AN ANSWER TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE SELECT AND COMMON COUNCILS OF PHILADELPHIA, ON THE SUBJECT OF A PLAN FOR SUPPLYING THE CITY WITH WATER, &C by Latrobe, Benjamin Henry - 1799
by Latrobe, Benjamin Henry
AN ANSWER TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE OF THE SELECT AND COMMON COUNCILS OF PHILADELPHIA, ON THE SUBJECT OF A PLAN FOR SUPPLYING THE CITY WITH WATER, &C
by Latrobe, Benjamin Henry
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[Philadelphia, 1799. 7, [1 blank] pp. Folded folio leaf, untrimmed and uncut, separating along spine. Light wear, a short but closed margin tear [no loss]. Very Good.
The pamphlet sets forth the great architect and engineer's plan for America's first city water supply, "stimulated by the epidemic of yellow fever a few years before...Work was begun in March 1799, with Latrobe as engineer, under a contract which guaranteed successful operation" [DAB]. This pamphlet, dated 2 March 1799, explains in detail how Latrobe would do it, by cutting a canal from the Schuylkill River terminating at the end of Chestnut Street, using pumps operating by steam engines, to an elevated reservoir on Center Square. With an 'Account of Steam Engines' at pages 5-7.
FIRST EDITION. Evans 36086. Rink 2732 [6]. NAIP w006138 [9]. Not in Sabin, Eberstadt, Decker, Larned.
The pamphlet sets forth the great architect and engineer's plan for America's first city water supply, "stimulated by the epidemic of yellow fever a few years before...Work was begun in March 1799, with Latrobe as engineer, under a contract which guaranteed successful operation" [DAB]. This pamphlet, dated 2 March 1799, explains in detail how Latrobe would do it, by cutting a canal from the Schuylkill River terminating at the end of Chestnut Street, using pumps operating by steam engines, to an elevated reservoir on Center Square. With an 'Account of Steam Engines' at pages 5-7.
FIRST EDITION. Evans 36086. Rink 2732 [6]. NAIP w006138 [9]. Not in Sabin, Eberstadt, Decker, Larned.
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Anniversary oration, pronounced before the Society of Artists of the United States: by appointment of the Society, on the eighth of May, 1811
by Benjamin Henry Latrobe
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Portrait, Illustration
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The Journal of Latrobe; Being the Notes and Sketches of an Architect, Naturalist and Traveler in the United States from 1796 to 1820
by Latrobe, Benjamin Henry
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Lenox Hill Pub, 1971. Reprint. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover, no dj. Ex-library faint outline of former spine label and usual internal stampings, etc. Rear free endpaper has been removed. Otherwise clean and tight. 269 pages, b&w illus.
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The Journal of Latrobe; Being the Notes and Sketches of an Architect, Naturalist and Traveler in the United States from 1796 to 1820 (Burt Franklin ,)
by Benjamin Henry Latrobe
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The Architectural Drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe (Series 2): Volume 2 2-2, Parts 1 & 2 (The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Ser) (Pts. 1 & 2)
by Benjamin Henry Latrobe; Editor-Jeffrey A. Cohen; Editor-Professor Charles E. Brownell
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Yale University Press, 1995-03-20. Hardcover. Good.
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American Copper-Mines. [Arguments in favour of an act of incorporation of a mine and metal company, etc.]
by Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe
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British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011-03-27. Paperback. Good.
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Latrobe's View of America, 1795-1820 : Selections from the Watercolors and Sketches
by Latrobe, Benjamin Henry
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Anniversary Oration, Pronounced Before the Society of Artists of the United States: By Appointment of the Society, on the Eighth of May, 1811.
by Benjamin Henry Latrobe
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American Copper-Mines. [Arguments in favour of an act of incorporation of a mine and metal company, etc.]
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American Copper-Mines. [arguments in Favour of an Act of Incorporation of a Mine and Metal Company, Etc.]
by Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe
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