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[Steam engine, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Working gears] – Antique Print

[Steam engine, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Working gears], 1810 January 18. — historic drawing
[Steam engine, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. Working gears], 1810 January 18.. Historic drawing from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This ink-and-watercolor drawing shows a steam engine built for the Washington Navy Yard, the naval base on the Anacostia River in the young federal capital. Its inscription gives Philadelphia and January 18, 1810 as the place and date, so the design was worked out there rather than on site. Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the architect and engineer who oversaw much of the early construction in Washington, made drawings like this to plan machinery for the yard's water and industrial needs. The sheet is worth a close look for its working gears and mechanical detail, which show how engineers were adapting the steam technology of the period to American shipyards.

Created / published1810 January 18.
Medium1 drawing : ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite on paper.
GenreEngineering drawings 1810.
SubjectsInscriptions on recto: Philada Jany 18th 1810" -- "31." Lined with paper. Forms part of: Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive (Library of Congress)."
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,236 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-175889

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