Consists of drawings executed by the first Class, "of the year ending July 4th 1825, at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. and approved by D.B. Douglass, Professor." Some of the drawings are signed and dated from 1824 to 1827. The volume opens with a section called "Mathematical Theory of Shades, Shadows, and Perspectives," that consists of exercises in descriptive geometry, including two and three point perspective renderings of geometric solids with their shades and shadows along with renderings of groined arches. The larger portion of the volume contains drawings of architectural and engineering details, including particulars for roofing and flooring; decorative architectural moldings in the Greek and Roman Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Tuscan orders; imposts; archivolts; spiral staircases; roads; culverts; cast iron arched, wrought iron, suspension, wood truss, and balance bridges along with centerings and centers for determining curves of arches; foundations; canals; locks; tunnels; ports; military field work installations; harbors; and forts and fortifications.
