Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863 Plan and elevation of a magazine 18 x 26 feet on the floor x 10 foot high for E.J. Du Pont & co
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00446.02 Author/Creator: Semmes, Paul Jones, 1815-1863 Place Written: Wilmington, Delaware Type: Sketch Date: circa December 1860 Pagination: 1 textile sheet : muslin Height: 26 cm, Width: 53 cm Order a Copy
Drawing of the plan and elevation of a powder magazine made for E.J. DuPont Nemours & Co. of Delaware. Lists dimensions as "18 x 26 Feet on the Floor x 10 Feet high for E.J. DuPont & Co./Capacity 5220 kegs." Includes sketch of a full size floor pin. On one side of muslin? cloth. Suffered water damage at some point.
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