Draper

Draper was originally a term for a retailer or wholesaler of cloth that was mainly for clothing. A draper may additionally operate as a cloth merchant or a haberdasher.

History

Drapers were an important trade guild during the medieval period, when the sellers of cloth operated out of draper's shops. However the original meaning of the term has now largely fallen out of use.

In 1724, Jonathan Swift wrote a series of satirical pamphlets in the guise of a draper called the Drapier's Letters.

Historical drapers

A number of notable people who have at one time or another worked as drapers include:

Draper (crater)

Draper is a small lunar impact crater in the southern part of the Mare Imbrium. It is a circular, cup-shaped formation, with a tiny craterlet intruding into the northeastern rim. To the north-northeast is the crater Pytheas, and to the south lies the Montes Carpatus range. Just to the southeast is the slightly smaller crater identified as Draper C. The crater is named after Henry Draper.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Draper.

References

Draper (UTA station)

Draper is a commuter rail station in Draper, Utah, United States served by the FrontRunner, Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) commuter rail train that operates along the Wasatch Front with service from Pleasant View in northern Weber County through Salt Lake City to Provo in central Utah County. It is part of the FrontRunner South extension.

Description

The station is located at 12997 South FrontRunner Boulevard and is easily accessed from I-15 by way of the I-15/12300 South (SR-71) interchange. To reach the station, head west from I-15 on 12300 South for about 4,000 feet (1,200 m), then turn left (south) onto Vista Station Boulevard (550 West, formerly Galena Park Boulevard), and then left (south) onto FrontRunner Boulevard (also about 550 West). The station can also be easily accessed from Bangerter Highway (SR-154) by way of the 200 West interchange. To reach the station on this route, head north on 200 West to 13490 South and turn left (west), continue west until the end of the existing road and then turn right (north) onto Vista Station Boulevard (about 500 West). Continue north on Vista Station Boulevard as it curves northwest and crosses under the Union Pacific and FrontRunner tracks. Then turn right (north) onto FrontRunner Boulevard (about 550 West). The station is located on the east side of FrontRunner Boulevard. The station can therefore be accessed from either 12300 South (on the north) or 13490 South (on the southeast).