IRREGULARITIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW YORK AQUEDUCT.

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

L.2012.189

Description

Engraving with eight images of underground construction; image at top left: man with lit candle stands in excavated space; second figure pokes head through cut in arched ceiling; at bottom left printed, "UNFILLED CAVITY ABOVE ARCH"; image at top right: wood template against section of masonry wall; at bottom right printed, "TEMPLATE FOR SIDE ARCH"; image at center left: worker with candle inspects area behind wall; at bottom center printed, "DEFECTIVE STONE FILLING"; image at center: surveyor with equipment underground; oil lamp on figure's hat; at bottom center printed, "MEASURING SECTION AREA"; image at center right: workers on platform in shaft; at bottom center printed, "DESCENDING SHAFT"; image at bottom left: plan of tunnel; at bottom center printed, "PLAN OF CROSS SECTION AREA"; image at bottom center: workers with rock debris underground; figure at center lowers empty bucket into shaft below; figure at right empties bucket; at bottom right printed, "FILLING CAVITY"; image at bottom right: two figures poking tunnel walls with long poles; train tracks through tunnel; donkey with cart on tracks; at bottom left printed, "SOUNDING FOR CAVITIES"; at bottom center printed, "IRREGULARITIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW YORK AQUEDUCT.--[ SEE PAGE 6.]"; at top center printed, "SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN"; "NEW YORK, JULY 7, 1888."; 14 page journal intact; related text on page 6.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Artist

Manufacturer

Scientific American

Date made

Jul 7, 1888

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

16-1/4 in

Width

11-5/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 16 1/4 x 11 5/16 in. (41.3 x 28.7 cm)

Material

Paper, ink

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Fourteen page journal with image on title page; pages are yellowed with multiple creases; multiple tears at edges; three holes/tears at left edge where pages were bound to others; three horizontal creases where journal was folded into quarters; tear at bottom center; fold/tear at top center; tear at right center; title page: cockled; stain at center of left edge and at top right corner; tear between front and back pages at bottom left.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

William Diebold

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

This object was accessioned in 2012, but it was acquired earlier [Jessa J. Krick, 4/12/2012].

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Administrative Office, Archive Room, Shelf O3, B7

Note Type

Department

Note

Library