[MISS CAMPBELL - AJACCIO] - Lot 52

Lot n° 52
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[MISS CAMPBELL - AJACCIO] - Lot 52
[MISS CAMPBELL - AJACCIO] Architectural plan bearing the handwritten inscription: "Proposed English Church - Corsica - for Miss Campbell". Architectural drawing in ink, wash and handwritten annotations on tracing paper. 34.5 x 25.5 cm. Rare preparatory document most probably relating to the project for the Anglican church built in Ajaccio on the initiative of Miss Thomasina Campbell for the wintering British community settled in the "Quartier des étrangers" during the second half of the 19th century. The drawing shows a foundation plan with detailed metric dimensions, load-bearing walls, interior layout and semicircular apse. The whole bears witness to the work of an architect or engineer, enriched by technical annotations and preparatory drawings. A major figure in Ajaccio's 19th-century tourist and social development, Scottish patron Miss Thomasina Campbell played an active role in the growth of the residential district frequented by British winterers. In particular, she supported the creation of the Anglican Holy Trinity Church, built on the Cours Grandval between 1869 and 1878 to meet the religious needs of the English colony. This document is a rare testimony to the British influence on Ajaccio's urban planning and architecture at the end of the 19th century, as well as a precious element in the history of aristocratic tourism in Corsica.
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