A Text Book of Geometrical Drawing: For the Use of Mechanics and Schools, in which the Definitions and Rules of Geometry are Familiarly Explained ... With Illustrations for Drawing Plans, Sections and Elevations of Buildings and Machinery ... a Course of Linear Perspective and Shadows; an Essay on the Theory of Color, in Its Application to Architectural and Mechanical Drawings. The Whole Illustrated with Fifty-six Steel PlatesD. Van Nostrand, 1857 - 162 pages |
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