HAMPTON
Notes on Hampton Mansion
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PART VII
ILLUSTRATIONS
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ILLUSTRATION NO. 1. Portion of the Joshua Barney Map, 1843
This beautifully drawn ink map of the Hampton lands, evidently from
instrument surveys, shows much detail and helps to identify existing
structures.The delineation of the Mansion grounds, including the
terraced gardens is interesting.
Many of the buildings around the Overseer's House
(upper center) still stand, though outside of the "National Site." Note
size of tree plantations, presumably orchards.
(click on image for a PDF version)
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ILLUSTRATIONS 2A - 2D. Mansion Floor Plans, July 1875.
This set of four ink
floor plans by John Laing, Civil Engineer & Architect, seem to be
accurate and show the uses of the rooms in the Victorian period. Note
concentration of sanitary installations in West Wing.
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ILLUSTRATION NO. 3. Charcoal Making, 1765
The landscape around the
Northampton ironworks must have been full of smoking charcoal "furnaces"
when the Mansion was being built. Copper plate from the Universal
Magazine (London) for June, 1765 (collections of the
writer).
Something of the story of the American iron industry ought to be
available for visitors at Hampton.
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Last Updated: 07-Jul-2008
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