Ground plan, elevation, and section of an old lighthouse, and plans, sectional elevation, and sections for a new lighthouse, Isle aux Raisins, St. Lawrence River, near Sorel, Québec, Canada

People:

Henri-Maurice Perrault (draughtsman)
Henri-Maurice Perrault (architect)
John Donnelly (contractor)
Maison de la Trinité de Montréal (client)

Title:

Ground plan, elevation, and section of an old lighthouse, and plans, sectional elevation, and sections for a new lighthouse, Isle aux Raisins, St. Lawrence River, near Sorel, Québec, Canada

Date:

10 June 1867

Form:
drawings

Quantity / Object type:
1 drawing(s)

Stage and Purpose:

contract drawing
presentation drawing (proposal)

Technique and media:

Blue, grey, yellow, beige, and brown watercolour over pen and black ink with traces of pen and red ink

Dimensions:

sheet: 67.3 x 50.6 cm

Reference number:

DR1981:0041:001

Drawing Type:

finished drawing

Method of Projection:

plans (drawings)
ground plan
sections (orthographic drawings)
elevation (drawing)
sectional elevation

Point of View:

exterior views
interior views
plan views

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

- A double line pen and black ink border frames the drawing.

Inscription:

stamped - impressed, t.: "H.M. PERRAULT / ARCHITECT / LAND SURVEYOR." [within oval] inscribed - by the draughtsman, in brown and beige watercolour and pen and black ink, t.: with title; c.r.: with title; and throughout: with plan, section, and elevation orientations dated and signed - by the draughtsman, in pen and black and brown ink, c.r.: "MONTREAL 10 JUNE 1867 / H.M. Perrault [underlined] / architect [underlined] / with scale" signed - by various hands, in pen and brown ink, c.r.: "John Donnelly [contractor] / L[ouis]. Marchand [Master] / [illeg.] / P. E. Cotté [Superintendent of Pilots] / Benj[amin] Lyman [Warden]"

Location:

Sorel; Québec; Canada;

Subject:

architecture
engineering

Subject Descriptive Terms:

lighthouse

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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