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The Architecture Militaire is a single manuscript volume that provides instructions for the construction of a fortified building in the shape of a star. The volume consists primarily of prose description, but also includes a series of 16 illustrative plates showcasing detailed architectural drawings.

The Architecture Militaire is a single manuscript volume that provides instructions for the construction of a fortified building in the shape of a star. The volume consists primarily of prose description, but also includes a series of 16 illustrative plates showcasing detailed architectural drawings. The drawings are signed "A Toulouse chez Baour." The book has 12 chapters about construction methods, including lists of potential problems with suggested remedies. The volume includes discussions and critiques of existing construction methods, including those of the ancient French, the Dutch, the Comte de Pagan, Vauban, and others (chapter 11). The final chapter, entitled "Idee generalle de l'attaque d'une place et de la maniere de fortifier un camp," contains equations relevant to fort construction. The final section of the book consists of detailed ink drawings similar, but not identical to, those found in Samuel Marolois's Fortification ou Architecture Militaire Tant Offensive que Deffensive. These show different aspects of construction relevant to the text and include one page illustrating various military paraphernalia.

The Edward Fanshawe lithographs are a collection of lithographs with one original sketch by Lieutenant General Edward Fanshawe, created during his service with the Corps of Royal Engineers (1801-1850). This collection contains 41 highly-detailed images depicting topography, fortifications and settlements in the West Indies, United States and Canada.

The collection is housed in a 41 page album half bound, grey-green with gilt trim on spine and front cover. In correspondence with Edward Fanshawe’s service with the Corps of Royal Engineers from 1821 to 1828, the contents of this collection are 41 landscape vistas of various islands and fortresses in the Caribbean as well as several views of locations in the United States and Canada. The first image in the album is a pen and ink drawing of Saint Lucia viewed from Morne Fortune with penciled notes in the lower margin, the rest of the views are lithographs, some of which (pages 11, 16, and 29) contain penciled notes. Page 15 contains the lithograph version of the pen and ink drawing of Saint Lucia from Morne Fortune.