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Etchings, Representing The Best Examples of Ancient Ornamental Architecture: Drawn from the Originals in Rome

Printer John Barfield British
Publisher Thomas Gardiner British
1803
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  • Title: Etchings, Representing The Best Examples of Ancient Ornamental Architecture: Drawn from the Originals in Rome
  • Author: Charles Heathcote Tatham (British, 1772–1842)
  • Printer: John Barfield (British, active 1796–1842)
  • Publisher: Thomas Gardiner (British, active 1797–1817)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1803
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching
  • Dimensions: 19 5/16 x 12 x 1 3/8 in. (49 x 30.5 x 3.5 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1936
  • Object Number: 36.28.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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