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This is a scanned image of the original 1889 drawing. The “original” is referred to as a “tracing”. The name refers to the method used to produce the drawing. First, a preliminary design drawing on paper is produced, and when the design is pronounced finished, a piece of “tracing cloth” is laid over it. A “tracing” is made by the draftsman using “india ink” and various types of ink pens.

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