A new description of Blenheim, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough : containing a full and accurate account of the paintings, tapestry, and furniture : a picturesque tour of the gardens and park : and a general description of the china gallery, &c. : with a preliminary essay on landscape gardening.
Edition:
Ninth edition, improved and enlarged, embellished with a new and elegant plan of the park, &c.
Published / Created:
Oxford : Printed and sold by Munday and Slatter : Sold also by Lackington, Allen and Co. and Cadell and Davies, London : and by all other booksellers in town and country, MDCCCXIV [1814]
Physical Description:
iv, [2], 150 pages, [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations ; 18 cm
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter.
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Engraved frontispiece by Charles Heath; after C.M. Metz. Folded map of Blenheim engraved by Samuel John (?) Neele.
Subject Terms:
Vanbrugh, John, 1664-1726. | Blenheim Palace (England) | Blenheim Park (England) | Landscape architecture -- England -- Blenheim. | Cable, Raymond D. -- Autograph. | Madan, Falconer, 1831-1935 -- Stamp.
Form/Genre:
Engravings -- 1814. | Guidebooks.
Contributors:
Metz, C. M. (Conrad Martin), 1755-1827, illustrator. | Heath, Charles, 1785-1848, engraver. | Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824, engraver. | Walter, Paul F., donor. | Munday and Slatter, publisher. | Lackington, Allen and Co., bookseller. | Cadell & Davies, bookseller.