Creator: Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796, author, publisher / Subject (Topic): Architecture

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Creator:: Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796, author, publisher
Published / Created:: MDCCLVII [1757]
Call Number:: JJr38 10
Image Count:: 16
Resource Type:: text and still image
Description:: The first two or three paragraphs of the preface, and possibly the chapter "Of the art of laying out gardens among the Chinese" were written by Samuel Johnson. Cf. Fleeman.
Publisher:: Published for the author, and sold by him next door to Tom's Coffee-house, Russel-Street, Convent-Garden; also by Mess. Dodsley, in Pall Mall; Mess. Wilson and Durham; Mr. A. Millar, in the Strand, and Mr. R. Willock, in Cornhill
Subject (Geographic):: China.
Subject (Topic):: Architecture, Clothing and dress, and Gardens
Found in:: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses, machines, and utensils

Creator:: Chambers, William, Sir, 1723-1796, author, publisher
Published / Created:: MDCCLXIII [1763]
Call Number:: 2000 Folio 127
Image Count:: 43
Resource Type:: text and still image
Description:: Engravings by Edward Rooker, Charles Grignion, Tobias Müller, James Basire, W. Wollett, Paul Sandby, F. Patton and J. Major; after William Kent, William Chambers, Smeaton, John Joshua Kirby, William Marlow and Thomas Sandby.
Publisher:: Printed by J. Haberkorn in Grafton Street, St. Anne's Soho : Published for the author, and to be had at his house in Poland Street ; likewise of A. Millar, D. Wilson, and T. Becket, all in the Strand : of R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-Mall : R. Sayer, in Fleet-Street, A. Webley in Holborn : J. Walter at Charing Cross : and Dorothy Mercier at the Golden Ball, Windmill Sreet, Golden Square
Subject (Geographic):: England and Kew
Subject (Name):: Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew)
Subject (Topic):: Architecture and Gardens
Found in:: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Plans, elevations, sections, and perspective views of the gardens and buildings at Kew, in Surry : the seat of Her Royal Highness the Princess Dowager of Wales