Historic Engineering Plans

Collection of detailed engineering plans including steam engines, drainage systems, and excavators, featuring intricate designs and technical specifications in ink and watercolor.

Royal Academy of Music: Two Fixing Cups of the Great Chandelier. Charles Rohault de Fleury (1801-1875). Royal Academy of Music: Two Fixing Cups of the Great Chandelier. pencil, feather, black ink.

, Steam engine house (October 9, 1858): floor plan, machine details. Ink, pencil, ink colored, watercolor on cardboard, 49.9 x 66.7 cm (including scan edges) Vogel E. : Dampfmaschinenhaus

Quedenfeld Robert (1834-1906), drainage of a lowlands under a channel. Monthly competition December 1865 (12.1865): floor plan, longitudinal cut, 2 cross sections, details; Scale bar. Tusche watercolor on the box, 40.2 x 51.6 cm (including scan edges)

N.N., water stop machine to regulate the black magpie. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. G. Erbkam, Jg. 5, 1855.) (1855-1855): floor plan, cuts, details steam engine. Stitch on paper, 44.7 x 59.2 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Wasserhaltungsmaschine zu Regulierung der Schwarzen Elster. (Aus: Atlas zur Zeitschrift für Bauwesen, hrsg. v. G. Erbkam, Jg. 5, 1855)

N.N., Swimming excavator, Stade: Turas Aufläge: cuts 1:10. Lithograph on paper, 45.2 x 62.8 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Schwimmbagger, Stade

N.N., top fire on the four -end base, barhöft: Unterfeuer, lantern with lighting apparatus: cut 1:10. Lithograph on paper, 99 x 66.9 cm (including scan edges)

A diagram showing the various components of a gas projector used by the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. The image was taken by photographer Reed for the Signal Corps. Photo Number 43,879. The diagram provides a visual representation of the parts involved in deploying gas attacks.

Royal Academy of Music: Two Fixing Cups of the Great Chandelier. Charles Rohault de Fleury (1801-1875). Royal Academy of Music: Two Fixing Cups of the Great Chandelier. pencil, feather, black ink.

N.N., Hydraulic wind device, Hamburg. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. G. Erbkam, Jg. 4, 1854.) (1854-1854): Grundriss, side view Hebecrane. Stitch on paper, 44.8 x 58.9 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Hydraulische Windevorrichtung, Hamburg. (Aus: Atlas zur Zeitschrift für Bauwesen, hrsg. v. G. Erbkam, Jg. 4, 1854)

N.N., steam excavator to regulate the Plauer Canal. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. G. Erbkam, Jg. 17, 1867.) (1867-1867): Details. Stitch on paper, 28 x 44.1 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Dampfbagger zur Regulierung des Plauer Kanals. (Aus: Atlas zur Zeitschrift für Bauwesen, hrsg. v. G. Erbkam, Jg. 17, 1867)

Knoblauch Gustav (1833-1916), teacher seminar, Köslin: floor plan beam position. Tusche watercolor on transparent, 48.7 x 65.1 cm (including scan edges)

N.N., luminous tower and fog signal system Stilo, Sasino: fog signal tower: view, floor plan, cuts 1:50, 1:20. Lithograph on paper, 70.9 x 84.1 cm (including scan edges)

A labelled plan and a cross-section of an iron forge. Engraving by W. Lowry after J. Farey.

Feather ink drawing by Carl von Hasenauer of the Hermesvilla in Vienna XIII, executed on paper.

Carl von Hasenauer ink and feather drawing showing the Hermesvilla in Vienna XIII, including floor plan, structural elements, and surrounding landscape.

Böhmer Franz (1907-1943), Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture in Berlin-Mitte (July 18, 1940): Grundriss eG 1:50. Coloring pencil watercolored via light break on paper, 66.2 x 107.4 cm (including scan edges)

Unknown architect, not yet recorded: competition designs (without date): not yet recorded. Material/technology N.N. recorded, 50.4 x 44.6 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Gemeindeschule für Leobschütz

Rüster Emil (1883-1949), clock for the Bavarian trade show 1912 (1912): Views 1: 1. Light break on paper, 46.5 x 37 cm (including scan edges)

Cross-section of spectators against the court at the Old Burgtheater, Hofburg, Vienna I by Franz Anton Hillebrandt, chalk and black pen, multicolored, 1778/1779.

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Loebell A., lock system, goods/Müritz. Schinkel competition 1900. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. Ministry of public work, born 52, 1902): Shalle lock with 20m gradient: cuts 1: 300. Stitch on paper, 29.4 x 45.2 cm (including scan edges)

Engineering: a nutating disc engine: two figures. Lithograph by Martin and Hood, 1852, after C.J. Light.

Autografi delle tavole della prima edizione dell' opera, degli Elementi della architettura civile, Vannini, Giuseppe, pen and ink, some with sepia wash, ca. 1818-1850, Original drawings by Vannini used in his Elementi d'architettura civile of 1818, here bound for reuse in the preparation of the second edition of 1850. All drawings are signed by Vannini.

Eggert Hermann (1844-1920), large greenhouse. (From: Kaiser-Wilhelms-Universität, Strasbourg. II. The teaching building, the garden and the greenhouses of the Botanical Institute, BER (1888-1888): Views, cuts details. Stitch on paper, 46.1 x 30.3 cm ( including scan edges)

Cross-section feather drawing by Carl von Hasenauer of the Burgtheater basement (Keller) in Vienna, showing structural components and layout dated August 25, 1875.

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N.N., devices for start -ups with compressed air. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. Ministry of Public Work, Jg. 43, 1893): Views, cuts, details 1: 2000, 1: 300, 1:30. Stitch on paper, 43.8 x 28.5 cm (including scan edges)

Mold box with model

Drawing, Design for Plain Hat Tree in Plan and Elevation; Designed by A.N. Davenport Co.; graphite on thin cream laid paper; 24.8 x 16.5 cm (9 3/4 x 6 1/2 in. )

Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Paris, Crochard, science, anatomy, periodicals, The illustration presents a series of diagrams related to a coquette, a type of plant support system used for horticultural purposes. The top section details the framework of the coquette with labeled points, indicated as A, B, C, and D, suggesting attachment mechanisms or structural components. The middle section offers a side view, highlighting the breadth and design of the structure, again marked with letters for reference. The bottom portion displays a cross-sectional view that demonstrates the internal support system, featuring a series of interconnected lines likely representing tension or support cables. Each figure is meticulously labeled to provide clarity on the components and their functions within the overall design. The accompanying text, 'COQUETTE,' indicates the

Ehlers Paul (1854-1934), locking pont tone for a petroleum port. Monthly competition March 1885 (03.1885): floor plan on two levels, view (half) and longitudinal section (half), cross -section, 2 frame cross -sections; 2 scale strips. Tusche watercolor on paper, 46.3 x 58 cm (including scan edges) Ehlers Paul (1854-1934): Verschlussponton für einen Petroleumhafen. Monatskonkurrenz März 1885

Unknown architect, Evangelical teacher seminar in Lissa (1909): cross -sections 1: 100. Lithograph, 66.5 x 100.5 cm (including scan edges)

Plate V, from Theatrum instrumentorum et machinarum, Julio Paschale, Woodcut on paper, Metal instrument of cylindrical and rectangular-joined sections. Two moveable flat disks on the column at right, each with a sliding length connecting it to the center column. It is for drawing ovals, parabolas. The description in Latin on verso of 1949-152-202., Europe, 1582, Print, Print

Project of a battery battery three guns disposed on a hub Project of a battery battery of three guns arranged on a hub. 1850-1910. Photograph of Tournachon Gaspard Felix, says Nadar.

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Schleuse am Mühlendamm, Berlin: Turbine, drain channel, pump: View, floor plan 1: 200, 1:75, 1:30 (from: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. Ministry of public work, born 46, 1896)

Amsterdam, Schenk, Pieter (II), Horst, Tieleman van der, Jan, Theatrum Machinarum Universale; Of Nieuwe Algemeende Bouwkunde, Technical drawings of a staircase, verso - stamped, Technical drawings of a spiral staircase (number 42). Top and side views., print, emboss, ornamental print, prints, embossments, ornamental prints, height 396 mm, width 505 mm, Noord-Nederlands, 1698-02-09 - 1752-02-05, print maker, printmaker, 1739 - 1739, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1693-02-15 - 1775-01-14, publisher

Engineering: section through the hull of an ironclad battleship. Engraving, c.1861.

Print, The Gentleman's and Cabinet-Maker's Director; England; etching on off-white laid paper

DRAWING SHOWING CROSS SECTION OF 100-INCH TELESCOPE DOME, PIER, & TELESCOPE.

Side view of a étagère, design for a folding table with two side views and construction details, design for a round table with frontal view, below that maps, B. Winghofer, 1852 drawing Mainz ink. graphite (mineral) drawing

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Rotary bridge, longitudinal section, view and supervision

Engineering: a lathe with two wheels (front elevation and side elevation). Lithograph by Martin and Hood, 1852, after C.J. Light.

N.N., storage device for conifers: Views 1:10, cross section 1: 5. Lithograph on paper, 41.6 x 32.9 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Stauregelungsvorrichtung für Nadelwehre

Machine the Potdame à this Cascades, constitutional cnses

Engineering: a steam engine. Lithograph 1852.

N.N., Astrophysical observatory at the Telegrafenberg in Potsdam. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. G. Erbkam, Jg. 29, 1879) (1879-1879): site plan, floor plans, cross-section, longitudinal section. Pressure on paper, 45.7 x 29.7 cm (including scan edges) Spieker Paul (1826-1896): Astrophysikalisches Observatorium auf dem Telegrafenberg, Potsdam. (Aus: Atlas zur Zeitschrift für Bauwesen, hrsg. v. G. Erbkam, Jg. 29, 1879)

N.N., traffic jam pond in the Vosges. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. Ministry of public work, born 43, 1893): Altenweiher: site plan 1: 5000, cuts 1: 500, 1: 200. Stitch on paper, 28.6 x 43.8 cm (including scan edges)

N.N., regulation of the Vistula mouth: hand pressure pump: cuts. Lithograph on paper, 62.7 x 46 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Regulierung der Weichselmündung

Hipp, steam engine to remove the underwater rock on the Rhine. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. G. Erbkam, born 17, 1867.) (1867-1867): Views, cuts, details. Stitch on paper, 43.3 x 56.9 cm (including scan edges) Hipp : Dampfmaschine zu Beseitigung der Unterwasserfelsen am Rhein. (Aus: Atlas zur Zeitschrift für Bauwesen, hrsg. v. G. Erbkam, Jg. 17, 1867)

N.N., steam excavator »Ratibor« (1887-1887): ERICEITOR: Details. Light break watercolored on paper, 46.7 x 61.4 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Dampfbagger »Ratibor«

Floor plan of the Winter Reitschule in the Hofburg, Vienna I, showing temporary wooden installations, drawn in graphite, pen and black ink with multicolored highlights around 1814, author anonymous.

Knoblauch Eduard (1801-1865), the new hospital d. Jewish community in Berlin, ed. C. H. Esse, Berlin 1861 (1861-1861): cross-sections laundry press. Lithograph on paper, 30.3 x 43 cm (including scan edges)

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N.N., guiding fire building, Holnis: cuts, details. Lithograph colored on paper, 49.1 x 94.1 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Leitfeuergebäude, Holnis

Böhmer Franz (1907-1943), Park Hotel in Posen (1940-1940): Round Hotelhalle: floor plan with furniture 1:20. Pencil on transparent, 72.4 x 86.5 cm (including scan edges)

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View, cross -sections and floor plans of an oven, c. 1835 - c. 1860 drawing München paper. ink. watercolor (paint) pen / brush oven ~ kitchen

Unknown architect, trial institute for hydraulic engineering and shipbuilding, Berlin (1901-1903): Model up-to-measuring apparatus: floor plan, side view, front view 1:10, stork beak 1: 5. Lithograph colored on the box, 50.8 x 66.8 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Versuchsanstalt für Wasserbau und Schiffbau, Berlin

Automatic overload pressure regulator, Company for the manufacture of gas metres, Paris, France, illustration from L'Industria, Rivista tecnica ed economica illustrata, Milan, 1896.

Unknown architect, test institute for hydraulic engineering and shipbuilding, Berlin (1901-1903): Small test channel, apparatus: double level at the influx, water level indicator for the oak vessel 1: 5. Lithograph colored on the box, 49 x 66.3 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Versuchsanstalt für Wasserbau und Schiffbau, Berlin

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Unknown architect, test institute for hydraulic engineering and shipbuilding, Berlin (1901-1903): Model dynamometer: supervision, cut, side view, view 1:10. Lithograph colored on the cardboard, 48.8 x 65.9 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Versuchsanstalt für Wasserbau und Schiffbau, Berlin

Sauce Eugen de la, geometric constructions (1903): geometric constructions. Ink, ink colored watercolor on the box, 69.8 x 51 cm (including scan edges) Sauce Eugen de la : Geometrische Konstruktionen

Orthogonal views of a lifting machine with armchairs at Schönbrunn Castle, Vienna, showing mechanical construction, elevation, and design. Pen drawing with graphite, gouache, and multi-colored details.

Construction of a mousetrap. A construction of a mousetrap in three figures.

Houselle Wilhelm (1841-1910), water supply to a large city. Schinkel competition 1866 (1866): lines, hydrant, blocking slide 1: 120, 1: 5; 2 scale strips. Tusche watercolor on the box, 48.9 x 64.8 cm (including scan edges) Houselle Wilhelm (1841-1910): Wasserversorgung einer großen Stadt. Schinkelwettbewerb 1866

Construction drawing of a river for flow cleaning

Uhlmann Gustav (1851-1916), Ducal Museum in Braunschweig (1883-1883): Construction of a main binder 1:10. Ink, ink colored, watercolor on cardboard, 63.3 x 79 cm (including scan edges) Uhlmann Gustav (1851-1916): Herzogliches Museum, Braunschweig

Knoblauch Gustav (1833-1916), teacher seminar, Uetersen: floor plan 2nd floor. Pencil, ink watercolor on a transparent on the box, 51.6 x 60.7 cm (including scan edges)

The one by G.A. Johansson designed the fixed lubrication apparatus.

Excavations at the horses market on August 18, 1868

Lent Alfred (1836-1915), blast furnace system with a connecting railway. Schinkel competition 1863 (1863): Soly water wheel: longitudinal section (2 levels), cross -section 1:24; Scale bar. Tusche watercolor on the box, 54.4 x 63.6 cm (including scan edges) Lent Alfred (1836-1915): Hochofenanlage mit Verbindungsbahn. Schinkelwettbewerb 1863

Klomp Johannes Franziskus (1865-1946), St. Antonius Einsiedler (expansion) (with rectory), Heggen (July 15, 1900): Cosloma 1: 1, front, side and rear views of the cross-ship crosses 1:10. Ink, pencil on transparent, 61.6 x 73.1 cm (including scan edges)

Technical drawings by Trap, Jan Schenk, After Tieleman van der Horst, 1739 print Technical drawings of a spindle staircase (number 42). Upper and side views. Amsterdam paper engraving staircase. drawing (mathematics)

N.N., traffic jam system in the Jeglinner channel, large mines: circulation shooter with movement device: cuts 1:40, 1:10. Lithograph on cardboard, 46.8 x 65.4 cm (including scan edges)

Sauce Eugen de la, perspective studies (1903): base in different perspectives, with design lines. Ink, ink colored on paper, 47.5 x 65 cm (including scan edges) Sauce Eugen de la : Perspektivstudien

Die Kalkschwämme Berlin G. Reimer 1872 sponges color collections Haeckel, The illustration features a detailed anatomical diagram depicting a network of nerves and blood vessels. The intricate lines represent various pathways, showcasing the complexity of the body's internal systems. The diagram includes labeled parts, with annotations indicating specific structures for educational purposes. This provides a valuable resource for understanding the interconnectivity of the vascular and nervous systems, likely intended for medical or anatomical study. The meticulous design reflects the precision required in illustrating scientific concepts.

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Floor plans of two chanese altaries; Chancell altaries. Map plans of number 4 and 5. publishing number 208.

Kilburger Otto, Physical Institute of the Martin Luther University Halle/Saale (1887-1890): Water evaporation kettle. Lithograph on paper, 57.8 x 45.2 cm (including scan edges) Kilburger Otto : Physikalisches Institut der Martin-Luther-Universität Halle/Saale

Plans and elevations for a furnace, early 19th century. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by John Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1811.

Designs for a rotative roof for an astronomical telescope by Reverend William Pearson and John Smeaton. Copperplate engraving by Wilson Lowry after a drawing by J. Farey from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, London, 1820.

Sciographia Templi Ezechielis (1st folder according to page 26). Copper engraving; 38.2 x 48.8 cm (sheet size) / 34.9 x 46.9 cm (plate size)

N.N., Dortmund-Ems-Canal. Rienbach-Düker (Rinnbach-Düker), Senden: site plan 1: 1000, views, floor plan, average 1: 100. Lithograph colored on paper, 50.1 x 69.7 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Dortmund-Ems-Kanal. Rienbach-Düker (Rinnbach-Düker), Senden

Rugby, St. Andrew's Church, circa 1870-1879: Vases, light bracket, candlestick . Butterfield, William circa 1870-1879 A broadly representative selection of drawings for building and manufacture of designs, representing the various types of commissions Butterfield received and illustrating his work in promoting Gothic Revival. Also included are estimates as well as record drawings (measured drawings) of buildings not designed by Butterfield. William Butterfield (1814-1900) was a British architect known for the Gothic revival style he championed. He studied with E. L. Blackburne and set up his own practice in 1840. A member of the Cambridge Camden Society, later the Ecclesiastical Society, he contributed designs to their journal The Ecclesiologist. Most of his work was for church designs, apart from that for schools and colleges (Rugby School and Keble College Oxford), and the Winchester County Hospital. Perhaps his best-known building is the All Saints Church, Margaret Street, London (1

Designs for lamps with multiple hoods, 1874 - 1945 Page 8 Verso from a sketchbook with 9 sheets. ink pen lighting; lamps

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Double. Double suction turbine No. 4 with standing shoulder to Hissmofors.

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Section of the Canja, James Heath, 1757-1834, British, after James Bruce, 1730-1794, British, 1789, Engraving

N.N., Canalization of the Oder. Wind to the movement of the lock gates: view, cut 1: 5. Lithograph on paper, 45.6 x 64.2 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Kanalisierung der Oder. Winde zur Bewegung der Schleusentore

N.N., Luminous fire on Ticsen sand: view, floor plan, cuts 1: 100. Lithograph colored on the cardboard, 63 x 58.5 cm (including scan edges)

Drawings of Lewis Paul's Spinning Machine patented 1758. Engraved by J.W. Lowry in 1830s

Map of the Fontein Arethuse on the island of Orhtygia, Syracuse, 1778 drawing Drawing from the album 'Voyage and Italy, and Sicile et à Malte', 1778. paper. chalk. watercolor (paint) brush / pen

Endell Eduard (1852-1911), Anatomy at the Charité, Berlin. Second Anatomical Institute (1891-1892): Department 1: 250. Lithograph colored on paper, 61.4 x 68.7 cm (including scan edges)

N.N., Gasanstalt, Berlin-Spandau. (From: Atlas to the magazine for Building, ed. V. G. Erbkam, born 19, 1869.) (1869-1869): floor plan, view, cut gasometer. Stitch on paper, 43.7 x 28.2 cm (including scan edges) N.N. : Gasanstalt, Berlin-Spandau. (Aus: Atlas zur Zeitschrift für Bauwesen, hrsg. v. G. Erbkam, Jg. 19, 1869)

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