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Planche XI: preliminary drawings

 Item — Box: 20, Folder: 8

Scope and Contents

Abstract: Almost full experimental apparatus executed in lines of black ink, with watercolour in grey tones for shading, white for accenting and correcting. Piece glued on over left leg and corner of P, also bottom right of table runner as corrections. a is drawn in pencil. Bottom shelf of table has instruments of various kinds on it not included in final print. Extra sketchings erased at bottom centre of drawing: scale sketched in pencil at bottom right. Framed with thick black ink line over pencil.

Physical Description: Sketch - pencil, ink, and watercolour on green paper

Dates

  • 1766 - 1834
  • Majority of material found within 1770 - 1794

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in French

Extent

36.6 cubic feet. (36.6 cubic feet.)

2 mapcase folders. (2 mapcase folders.)

2 items. (2 items.)

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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