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A Dissertation on oriental gardening. . .the second edition, with additions. To which is annexed, an Explanatory discourse

1773
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  • Title: A Dissertation on oriental gardening. . .the second edition, with additions. To which is annexed, an Explanatory discourse
  • Author: Sir William Chambers (British (born Sweden), Göteborg 1723–1796 London)
  • Author: Explanatory discourse by Tan Chetqua, of Quang-chew-fu
  • Designer: Giovanni Battista Cipriani (Italian, Florence 1727–1785 Hammersmith (active London))
  • Engraver: Francesco Bartolozzi (Italian, Florence 1728–1815 Lisbon)
  • Printer: Peter Elmsley, London
  • Printer: W. Griffin (London)
  • Dedicatee: George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor)
  • Date: 1773
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 12 5/8 x 9 13/16 x 13/16 in. (32 x 25 x 2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.27
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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