The Architecture of Country Houses; including Designs for Cottages, Farm Houses, and Villas

Multiple artists/makers

1850

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Title: The Architecture of Country Houses; including Designs for Cottages, Farm Houses, and Villas
Author: Andrew Jackson Downing (American, Newburgh, New York 1815–1852 Yonkers, New York)
Illustrator: Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey)
Publisher: D. Appleton & Co. (New York, NY)
Publisher: George S. Appleton, Philadelphia
Author: Letters from Andrew Jackson Downing (American, Newburgh, New York 1815–1852 Yonkers, New York)
Artist: Drawings bv Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey)
Published in: Philadelphia; New York
Date: 1850
Medium: Illustrations: lithographs; letters and drawings inserted
Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 6 1/8 x 1 15/16 in. (24.1 x 15.6 x 5 cm)
Classifications: Books, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924
Object Number: 24.66.111
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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