New description of Blenheim, the seat of His Grace the Duke of Marlborough : containing a full and accurate account of the paintings, tapestry, and furniture; a picturesque tour of the gardens & park : and a general description of the china gallery, &c. : with a preliminary essay on landscape gardening.
Alternate Title(s):
Guide to Blenheim
Edition:
Seventh edition, improved and enlarged, embellished with a new and elegant plan of the park, &c.
Published / Created:
Oxford : Printed and sold by Slatter and Munday : Sold also by Cadell and Davies, Strand, London : and by all booksellers in town and country, 1806.
Physical Description:
vi, [2], 152 pages, [4] leaves of plates (1 folded) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts DA690.B635 M47 1806Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Paul F. Walter
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Half title: Guide to Blenheim.Engraved frontispiece by Charles Heath; after C.M. Metz. Folded map of Blenheim engraved by Samuel John (?) Neele.Text by William Fordyce Mavor.BAC: British Art Center copy bound in contemporary marbled boards, rebacked; with original printed spine label.
Subject Terms:
Vanbrugh, John, Sir, 1664–1726. | Blenheim Palace (England) | Blenheim Park (England) | Landscape architecture -- England -- Blenheim. | Corbet, Richard -- Bookplate.
Form/Genre:
Engravings -- 1806. | Guidebooks.
Contributors:
Metz, C. M. (Conrad Martin), 1755–1827, illustrator. | Heath, Charles, 1785–1848, engraver. | Neele, Samuel John, 1758–1824, engraver. | Munday and Slatter, publisher. | Cadell & Davies, bookseller. | Walter, Paul F., donor.