A new and accurate method of dellineating all the parts of the different orders in architecture, by means of a well contriv’d and most easily manag’d instrument

Translator Thomas Malie British
Engraver Paul Fourdrinier French
1737
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  • Title: A new and accurate method of dellineating all the parts of the different orders in architecture, by means of a well contriv’d and most easily manag’d instrument
  • Translator: Thomas Malie (British, 17th century)
  • Engraver: Paul Fourdrinier (French, Groningen 1698–1758 London)
  • Dedicatee: Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington (British, London 1694–1753 London)
  • Date: 1737
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 14 3/4 × 9 5/16 × 13/16 in. (37.5 × 23.7 × 2 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.542.3
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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