- Title:
- Berckmans family papers, 1840-1852
- Creator:
- Berckmans family
- Contributor to Resource:
- Purdy, Alonzo
- Date of Original:
- 1840/1852
- Subject:
- Landscape design
United States--Social life and customs--1783-1865
United States--Description and travel - People:
- Berckmans, Prosper Jules Alphonse
Berckmans, Louis Mathieu Edward, 1801-1883 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- landscaping plans
passports
diaries - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- The collection consists of items belonging to the Berckmans family of Augusta, Georgia: a passport of Louis Mathieu Edward Berckmans (1840); volume containing water color landscape drawings and plant descriptions of a model farm and estate (1846); journal of Prosper Berckmans, titled Voyage en Amerique, 1850 , describing the life and customs in the various sections of America visited by Berckmans. Louis Mathieu Edward Berckmans (1801-1883), and his son, Prosper Julius Alphonso Berckmans, born in Belgium, moved to Augusta, Georgia, and established Fruitland Nursery (now Augusta National Golf Club).
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_0122
- Language:
- fre
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Berckmans family papers, ms122, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Extent:
- 4 folder(s) ((3 folders and 1 oversized folder))
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
