Country Seats of the United States of North American, with Some Scenes Connected with Them

Designed and published by William Russell Birch American, born England

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Red library binding contains images of American houses, printed text, and some English houses.
Title page (Capitol at Washington under construction), introduction, title page for Part the First (view of lake from Springfield), printed views, 3 page printed list. Second group of British houses, with related titles and descriptions.
First set of views:
Hampton, the Seat of General Chalres Ridgley, Maryland.
Landsdown the Seat of the late Wm. Bingham Esqr. Pennsylvania.
Hoboken in New Jersey, the Seat of Mr. John Stevens.
The Sun Reflecting on Dew, a Garden Scene , Echo, Pennsylvania, a place belonging to Mr. D. Bavarage.
Mount Vernon, Virginia, the Seat of the late Generl. G. Washington.
Fountain Green, Pennsylvania, the seat of Mr. S. Meeker.
Solitude in Pennsylvania, belonging to Mr. Penn.
Devon in Pennsylvania, the Seat of Mr. Dallas.
Mount Sidney, the Seat of Genl. John Barker, Pennsylvania.
The Seat of Mr. Duplantier near New Orleans & lately occupied as Head Quarters by General J. Wilkinson.
Woodlands the Seat of Mr. William Hamilto, Pennsylvania.
View from Belmont Pennsylvannia, the Seat of Judge Peters.
York-Ilsand, with a View of the Seats of Mr. A. Gracie, Mr. Church, etc.
Mendenghall Ferry, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania.
China Retreat, Pennsylvania, the Seat of Mr. Manigaull.
View from the Elysian Bower, Springland, Pennsylvania, the residence of Mr. W. Birch.
British views:
Shardeloes, Buckinghamshire, seat of William Drake.
Baily Park, Sussex, seat of Lord Heathfield.
Serlby, Northamptonshire, seat of Lord Viscount Galway.
Caen Wood, Middlesex, the seat of the Earl of Mansfield (3 views).
Lleweny Hall, Denbighshire, Seat of the Hon. Thomas Fitzmaurice.
Beach HIll, on Enfield Chase, seat of late Francis Russell.
Esher Place, Surrey, seat of Hon. Miss Frances Pelham.
Caversham Place, Oxfordshire, seat of Major Marsac.
Woodland House, Keent, seat of John Julius Angerstein.
Norton Hall, Derbyshire, seat of Samuel Shore.
Luxborough, Essex, seat of Sir Edward Hughes.
Twickenham Meadows, Middlesex, seat of Lady Diana Beauclerk.
Wanstead House, Essex, seat of Sir James Tylney Long, bart.
Strawberry Hill, Middlesex, seat of the Hon. Horace Walpole.
Greenwich Hospital.

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