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Creator:
Britton, John, 1771–1857
Title(s):
A brief account of the Colosseum : in the Regent's Park, London: comprising a description of the building; the panoramic view from the top of St. Paul's Cathedral; the conservatory, &c.
Published/Created:
[London] : Printed for the proprietors, 1829.
Physical Description:
8 p. : 8 plates. ; 28 x 41 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A D 15 Copy 1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A D 15 Copy 2
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Rare Books and Manuscripts
Folio A D 15 Copy 3
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Text printed by T. Bensley; plates printed by Englemann, Graf, Coindet & Co.
British Art Center has 3 copies.
Copy 3 has original printed paper wrappers bound in.
Signed: J.B. Ascribed to John Britton in Jones, T.E. A descriptive account of the literary works of John Britton. London, 1849, p. 85-6.
The panorama shown in the plates was done by Edward Thomas Parris, after Thomas Hornor.--Cf. Altick, R. The shows of London.
Subject Terms:
Colosseum (London, England)
Englemann, Graf, Coindet & Co. -- Printer.
Lithography -- Specimens -- 1829.
London (England) -- Pictorial works.
Panoramas.
Pensley, T. -- Printer.
Contributors:
Hornor, Thomas, 1785–1844, ill.
Parris, E. T. (Edmund Thomas), 1793–1873, engraver.
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