Cartographic Collection
Collection
Identifier: WA-0039
Content Description
This open collection consists of architectural drawings of the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum as well as plans of the gardens, grounds, and other buildings on the estate. These drawings include blueprints, diazos, drawings in pencil and ink on tracing paper and fabric, sketches, printed plans, and charts. These plans were by such architects as Albert Ely Ives, Thomas T. Waterman, F. Burrall Hoffman, Jr. and such firms as Perot & Bissell, Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott, Hartman-Cox, and Schleich Studios.
Dates
- Creation: 1873-2011
Full Extent
over 8900 item(s)
Language of Materials
English
- Author
- Unknown, probably Heather Cewell. Revision begun by Jennifer Vess
- Date
- unknown. Revision date 2026
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Winterthur Library Repository