Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Bergk, Johann Adam, 1769-1834
Title:
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

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:
London (England) -- Description and travel. | London (England) -- History. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1812.
Contributors:
Pugin, Augustus, 1762–1832, ill. | Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756–1827, attributed name.