The journal of Latrobe : being the notes and sketches of an architect, naturalist and traveler in the United States from 1796 to 1820 / by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Architect of the Capitol at Washington ; with an introduction by J.H.B. Latrobe.

Main entry:

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820, author

Title & Author:

Publication:

New York, [NY] : D. Appleton and Company, 1905.

Description:

xiii, 269 pages: illustrations, portraits; 23 cm

Notes:
Virginia and its people -- A visit to Washington at Mt. Vernon -- Thoughts on national system of education -- Philadelphia -- The habits of certain Virginia insects -- The building of the National Capitol, with expressions of the author's canons of art -- By sea to New Orleans -- Peculiar customs -- Louisiana limitations -- Fragmentary criticism.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site, on the Internet Archive Web site, and on microfilm (Microfilm 7941).

Subject:

Travel
United States Description and travel.
United States History 1783-1865.
États-Unis Descriptions et voyages.
États-Unis Histoire 1783-1865.
United States

Form/genre:

Travel literature.
History
Bookplates (Provenance) NNC

Holdings:

Location: Library main 21953
Call No.: 9939; ID:87-B8920
Status: Available

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