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Creator:
Bergk, Johann Adam, 1769–1834
Title(s):
London : oder Beschreibung der merkurïrdigsten gebäude, denkmäler und anstaften der hauptstadt grossbritanniens.
Published/Created:
Leipzig : in der Baumgärtnerschen Buchhandlung, 1812.
Physical Description:
iv, 44 p., [20] leaves of plates : ill. ; 33 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
DA677 .B47 1812+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Anonymous; by Johann Adam Bergk.
Plates copied from Ackermann's Microcosm of London, with original illustrations by Augustus Pugin and Thomas Rowlandson. Re-engraved. A few plates carry Pugin's signature but no mention is made of Rowlandson.
Abbey, J.R. Scenery of Great Britain and Ireland in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 215
BAC: British Art Center copy is the Abbey copy. Bound in half calf and marbled boards.
Subject Terms:
Engraving -- Specimens -- 1812.
London (England) -- Description and travel.
London (England) -- History.
Contributors:
Pugin, Augustus, 1762-1832, ill.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, attributed name.
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