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The American Builder's Companion; or, A System of Architecture, Particularly Adapted to the Present Style of Building

Author Asher Benjamin American
Printer Samuel Etheridge Jr. American
1811
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  • Title: The American Builder's Companion; or, A System of Architecture, Particularly Adapted to the Present Style of Building
  • Author: Asher Benjamin (American, Hartland, Connecticut 1773–1845 Springfield, Massachusetts)
  • Printer: Samuel Etheridge Jr. (Charlestown, Massachusetts)
  • Date: 1811
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 10 5/8 × 8 15/16 × 1 5/16 in. (27 × 22.7 × 3.4 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.519.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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