The Third Volume of Vitruvius Britannicus: of, the British Architect. Containing the Geometrical Plans of the most Considerable Gardens and Plantations...

Author Colen Campbell British, Scottish
Designer Henry Hulsbergh Dutch
Inigo Jones British
1725
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  • Title: The Third Volume of Vitruvius Britannicus: of, the British Architect. Containing the Geometrical Plans of the most Considerable Gardens and Plantations...
  • Author: Colen Campbell (British, Brodie, Scotland 1676–1729 London)
  • Designer: Henry Hulsbergh (Dutch, born Amsterdam, died London 1729)
  • Artist: Inigo Jones (British, London 1573–1652 London)
  • Date: 1725
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 20 3/8 × 14 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (51.7 × 36.5 × 3.5 cm)
  • Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.100.208(3)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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