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Period 18th century

Associated Places England

Work Type etching

1. London and Westminster improved : illustrated by plans : to which is prefixed, A discourse on publick magnificence, with observations on the state of arts and artists in this kingdom, wherein the study of the polite arts is recommended as necessary to a liberal education : concluded by some proposals relative to places not laid down in the plans / by John Gwynn.

London and Westminster improved : illustrated by plans : to which is prefixed, A discourse on publick magnificence, with observations on the state of arts and artists in this kingdom, wherein the study of the polite arts is recommended as necessary to a liberal education : concluded by some proposals relative to places not laid down in the plans / by John Gwynn.

Creator:: Gwynn, John, 1713–1786
Date:: MDCCLXVU [1766]
Physical Description:: xv, [1], 132 pages, IIII folded leaves of plates : plans ; 27 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A new book of ornaments : very necessary for the instruction of those unacquainted with that useful part of drawing / by Copland & others.

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Creator:: Copeland, Henry, approximately 1706–1753
Date:: [approximately 1752?]
Physical Description:: 6 leaves : illustrations ; 32 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. Drawings faithfully copied from nature at Naples : and with permission dedicated to the Right Honourable Sir William Hamilton, His Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at the court of Naples / by his most humble servant Frederick Rehberg, historical painter in His Prussian Majesty's service at Rome, MDCCXCIV.

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Creator:: Rehberg, Friedrich, 1758–1835
Date:: [October 12th, 1797]
Physical Description:: [1], XII leaves of plates : ill. ; 35 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. Picturesque views on the upper, or Warwickshire Avon : from its sources at Naseby to its junction with the Severn at Tewkesbury : with observations on the public buildings, and other works of art in its vicinity / by Samuel Ireland.

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Creator:: Ireland, Samuel, -1800
Date:: 1795
Physical Description:: xviii, 284, [1] p., [32] leaves of plates : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

5. The Grecian orders of architectvre : delineated and explained from the antiquities of Athens : also the parallels of the orders of Palladio, Scamozzi and Vignola : to which are added remarks concerning pvblick abd private edifices, with designs.

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Creator:: Riou, Stephen, 1720–1780
Date:: 1768
Physical Description:: [20], 78 pages, 18, 10 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, plans ; 48 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

6. Plans, elevations, and sections of buildings : executed in the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Warwicksire, Hertfordshire, et caetera / by John Soane, architect ; member of the Royal Academies of Parma and Florence.

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Creator:: Soane, John, 1753–1837
Date:: MDCCLXXXVIII [1788]
Physical Description:: [6], 11, [35] pages, 47 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 55 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

7. The gentleman and cabinet-maker's director : being a large collection of the most elegant and useful designs of household furniture, in the most fashionable taste, including a great variety of chairs, sofas, beds, and couches ... and other ornaments : to which is prefixed a short explanation of the five orders of architecture, with proper directions for executing the most difficult pieces, the mouldings being exhibited at large, and the dimensions of each design specified : the whole comprehended in two hundred copper-plates, neatly engraved : calculated to improve and refine the present taste, and suited to the fancy and circumstances of persons in all degrees of life / by Thomas Chippendale, cabinet-maker and upholsterer, in St. Martin's Lane, London.

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Creator:: Chippendale, Thomas, 1718–1779
Date:: MDCCLXII [1762]
Physical Description:: [4], 20 pages, CC leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations ; 48 cm (folio)
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

8. Plans, elevations, sections, and perspective views of the gardens and buildings at Kew, in Surry : the seat of Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales / by William Chambers ; member of the Imperial Academy of Arts at Florence ; and of the Royal Academy of Architecture at Paris, architect to the King and to Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales.

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Creator:: Chambers, William, Sir, 1723–1796
Date:: MDCCLXIII [1763]
Physical Description:: [4], 8, 41 leaves of plates (some double) : illustrations, plans ; 53 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

9. [Four views of Whitehall Palace]

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Creator:: Müller, Tobias, active 1744–1790
Date:: March [the] 29th, 1748-[Augt. th. 25, 1749]
Physical Description:: 4 prints in 1 volume : etching and engraving ; platemarks 63 x 93 cm, on sheets 64 x 96 cm, in volume 65 x 98 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

10. A catalogue of the noble collection of pictures, from the grand cabinets of Cardinal Mazarine, and Prince Carignan Duke D'Valentinois : which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Prestage, at his Great Room in Savile-Row, on Tuesday the 26th of February 1765, and the two following days : the said collection may be publicly viewed on Saturday the 23d, to the time of sale, which will begin punctually each day, at 12 o'clock : catalogues price one shilling.

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Creator:: Prestage, John, -1767
Date:: [1765]
Physical Description:: 8 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts