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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Chambers, William, Sir, 1723–1796
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Attiret, Jean Denis, 1702–1768
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Decker, Paul
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Sonnerat, Pierre, 1748–1814
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18th century
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etching
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Architecture -- China -- Early works to 1800.
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China -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800.
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Architecture -- China.
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Architecture, Chinese -- Early works to 1800.
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Architecture, Domestic -- Designs and plans -- Early works to 1800.
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Bakewell, Elirabeth -- Publisher.
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Bowles, Carington -- Publisher.
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Bowles, John, 1701–1779 -- Publisher.
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Brit tracts -- 1752.
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China -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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China -- History -- 18th century.
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Clothing and dress -- China.
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Decker, Paul -- Publisher.
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Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- China -- Early works to 1800.
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East Indies -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800.
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Engraving -- Specimens -- 1752.
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Engraving -- Specimens -- 1759.
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Engraving -- Specimens -- 1782.
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Engraving, Colored -- Specimens -- 1782.
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Etching -- Specimens -- 1770.
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18th century
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China
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Beijing
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East Indies
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Exhibition History
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
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Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart P. Feld
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English
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French
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The emperor of China's palace at Pekin
MDCCLIII [1753]
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The rice manufactury in China
[1770?]
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Chinese landskips
[ca. 1752?]
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Attiret, Jean Denis, 1702–1768
A particular account of the Emperor of China's gardens near Pekin
1752
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Chambers, William, Sir, 1723–1796
A dissertation on oriental gardening;
1773
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Sonnerat, Pierre, 1748–1814
Voyage aux Indes Orientales et a la Chine
1782
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Decker, Paul
Chinese architecture, civil and ornamental
MDCCLIX [1759]
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Chambers, William, Sir, 1723–1796
Designs of Chinese buildings, furniture, dresses, machines, and utensils
MDCCLVII [1757]