The Young Carpenter's Assistant; or, A System of Architecture, Adapted to the Style of Building in the United States

Various artists/makers

1805

Not on view

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Title: The Young Carpenter's Assistant; or, A System of Architecture, Adapted to the Style of Building in the United States
Author: Owen Biddle (American, 1744–1806)
Publisher: Benjamin Johnson (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Engraver: William Hooker (American, active 1805–1840)
Engraver: William Kneass (American, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 1781–1840 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Engraver: Cornelius Tiebout (American, New York ca. 1773–1832 Indiana)
Engraver: Benjamin Tanner (American, New York 1775–1848 Baltimore, Maryland)
Published in: Philadelphia
Date: 1805
Medium: Illustrations: engraving
Dimensions: 10 1/16 × 8 3/8 × 7/8 in. (25.5 × 21.2 × 2.2 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
Object Number: 33.99
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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