{"product_id":"1837-robert-mills-marine-hospital-plans-rare-design-no-1-2-for-marine-hospitals","title":"1837 ROBERT MILLS - AMERICAN ARCHITECT. Plans for Marine Hospitals No. 1 \u0026 2. Scarce.","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eExceptionally scarce complete suite of 7 lithographed 19th-century architectural plans created by influential 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century American architect, Robert Mills (1781–1855). \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMills was in many ways the architect of the emergent America. He designed the Washington Monument, the Treasury Department [just east of the White House], the Old Patent Office Building [now the Smithsonian Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery], the University of Virginia [on which he collaborated with Thomas Jefferson], etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe present plans were commissioned by the United States Marine Hospital Service and provided two options, i.e. a larger and smaller unit. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe designs were part of a federal initiative to provide medical care for sailors on major inland rivers and the Great Lakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLast offered by Charles Wood [now nearly 40 years ago, in 1988, at $400.00], none in the auction record and none either in original or modern reprint on the market at the time of cataloging. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso, exceptional content related to Native American \/ Indian Relations and Treaties, Schoolcraft, etc. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[Robert Mills] Design No. 1. for a Marine Hospital on the Western Waters to accomodate [sic.] 100 Patients. Washington City. P. Haas, Lithography. 1837. Title + 4 Folding Plates.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Bound with]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e[Robert Mills] Design No. 2. for a Marine Hospital on the Western Waters to accomodate [sic.] 50n Patients. Washington City. P. Haas Lithography. 1837. Title + 3 Folding Plates.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition, bound in a larger volume of 1837 governmental documents in original calf. Very handsome, though the leather bears a tide stain as shown, affecting the text block almost throughout . . . the two suites of designs tucked near the middle of the volume and protect near miraculously [Noah's ark-like] and in a very clean, crisp state. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Specs Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43582850072612,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0093\/3910\/9435\/files\/02-24-2026SpecsFineBooks-10.jpg?v=1771966325","url":"https:\/\/specsfinebooks.com\/products\/1837-robert-mills-marine-hospital-plans-rare-design-no-1-2-for-marine-hospitals","provider":"Specs Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}