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Post by TRK on Oct 14, 2009 7:51:16 GMT -5
Seth Eastman is well known for his San Antonio and Alamo drawings from his 1848-49 trip to Texas. Before that, he was assistant teacher of drawing at the U.S. Military Academy from 1833 to 1840, during which time he published his Treatise on Topographical Drawing (1837). This was used for years as a textbook at West Point, and it presented the template the Army used to formulate its maps for years to come. For those who have studied the maps produced by the U.S. Topographical Corps in the Mexican War, Eastman's book provides many insights into how topographical artists interpreted terrain, and how to read the nuances of U.S. military maps of the mid-19th century. A downloadable copy of the book is here: books.google.com/books?id=SYpIAAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22seth+eastman%22+treatise+drawing#v=onepage&q=&f=false
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Post by Kevin Young on Oct 14, 2009 12:15:34 GMT -5
Nice to see this on line. By the way, Lt. Jacob Edward Blake, who also did an early Alamo drawing and plat, did the plates for Mahan's Field Fortifications.
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