Blueprint of Hulett’s Landing

Drawing

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Lewis Latimer House

Blueprint, Plan of Fruit and Other Trees, Estate of Geo. Herbert Stockbridge Esq., Hulettes Landing, Lake George N.Y., Lewis H. Latimer, July 1901. Queens Borough Public Library. Latimer made this drawing for a private client to map his plantings in upstate New York. Even here he included a poetic couplet: "Fruit and foliage, each I know; Where they stand and how they grow."

Blueprint, Plan of Fruit and Other Trees, Estate of Geo. Herbert Stockbridge Esq., Hulettes Landing, Lake George N.Y., Lewis H. Latimer, July 1901. Queens Borough Public Library. Latimer made this drawing for a private client to map his plantings in upstate New York. Even here he included a poetic couplet: "Fruit and foliage, each I know; Where they stand and how they grow."

Name/Title

Blueprint of Hulett’s Landing

Description

Blueprint, Plan of Fruit and Other Trees, Estate of Geo. Herbert Stockbridge Esq., Hulettes Landing, Lake George, N.Y., Lewis H. Latimer, July 1901. Queens Borough Public Library. Latimer made this drawing for a private client to map his plantings in upstate New York. Even here, he included a poetic couplet: "Fruit and foliage, each I know; Where they stand and how they grow." This technical drawing reflects Latimer’s precision and technical expertise, extending beyond inventions to include land use and property planning. It highlights his broad scope of interests and talents.

Artwork Details

Subject

A blueprint detailing the plan of fruit trees and buildings at Hulett’s Landing, Lake George, NY.

Collection

Latimer Family Papers (1870-1996 ) [QPL Full Collection]

Location

Museum

Lewis Latimer House

City

Flushing, Queens

State

New York, USA

Continent

North America

Country

United States