Identifier: repositoryofarts611acke (find matches)
Title: The Repository of arts, literature, commerce, manufactures, fashions and politics
Year: 1809 (1800s)
Authors: Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834
Subjects: Fashion Art, Decorative
Publisher: London : Published by R. Ackermann ... Sherwood & Co. and Walker & Co. ... and Simpkin & Marshall ...
Contributing Library: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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usually destructive. In judicious hands, the principleof the machine might possibly beadvantageously used in the con-struction of a self-moving enginefor the public conveyance of dis-patches, which would have for itsleading peculiarities, a rapid an(Jcertain rate of travelling, and com-plete inviolability as to the mattersentrusted to its charge. Of the interest and value of the con-trivance in its present shape, thoseonly can judge correctly who haveexperienced its singular advantages.This drawing is furnished us byMessrs. Morgan and Sanders, of Ca-therine-street, Strand, whose ware-houses are the grand emporium forfurniture combining all the essen-tials of elegance and comfort.
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227 Plate 19.—VIEW OF CARLETON-IIOUSE. An early Number of (lie Repo-sitory contained a perspective viewof Carleton-IIouse, with that end ofPall-Mall in which it is situated.In the present Number the readeris presented with a front elevationof that building, in order to shewthe house more distinctly as seenthrough the colonnade forming thescreen; the only point from whichit can be viewed to any advantage.This engraving being also upon alarger scale than the former, the de-tails are there more minutely repre-sented. Buildings designed for differentpurposes naturally require very dif-ferent combinations,though they arecomposed of the same materials; astheir characters are susceptible ofalmost as much variety as the hu-man countenance, which in no twoindividuals is exactly alike. Fromthese considerations we are led toexpect, in the residence of the firstpersonage in the state, the highestdignity of style combined with ele-gance. It cannot be denied, that,on the first inspection, Carleto

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