A Dissertation on Oriental Gardening; Discours Servant d'Explication de Tan Chet-Qua (Discourse of Quang-Cheou-Fou, Canton) (two titles bound together)
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Title: A Dissertation on Oriental Gardening; Discours Servant d'Explication de Tan Chet-Qua (Discourse of Quang-Cheou-Fou, Canton) (two titles bound together)
Author:
Sir William Chambers (British (born Sweden), Göteborg 1723–1796 London)
Author:
Chet-Qua (Chinese, active 18th century)
Designer:
Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, Florence 1727–1785 Hammersmith (active London))
Engraver:
Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
Dedicatee:
George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor)
Printer:
Printed and sold by W. Griffin (London)
Publisher:
Sold by T. Davies (British, London)
Published in: London
Date: 1772–73
Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
Dimensions: 10 7/16 x 8 7/16 x 7/8 in. (26.5 x 21.5 x 2.2 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1931
Object Number: 31.15.1
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