The Theory and Practise of Gardening...Done from the French Original Printed at Paris anno 1709..

Translator John James British

Etcher Vandergucht British

Printer George James British

1712

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Title: The Theory and Practise of Gardening...Done from the French Original Printed at Paris anno 1709..
Translator: John James (British, active early 18th century)
Etcher: Vandergucht (British, active 17th–18th century)
Printer: George James (London)
Date: 1712
Medium: Illustrations: etching, woodcut
Dimensions: 10 7/16 x 8 1/16 x 1 9/16 in. (26.5 x 20.5 x 4 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
Object Number: 41.100.97
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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