Britannia illustrata, or, Views of all the palaces, several seats and other publick buildings of England, very neatly engrav'd = Les veües de les palais, et de diverses belles maisons, et d'aütres publiques batiments de l'Angleterre, graves fort curieusement.
Alternate Title(s):
Britannia illustrata
Published / Created:
[London] : Printed & sold by H. Overton & J. Hoole, at the White Horse without Newgate, London, 1724.
Physical Description:
[14] leaves : all ill. ; 18 x 23 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:3454581
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Comprises engraved title leaf and 13 views.
Contents:
The Royal Palace of Hampton Court -- The Royal Palace of Kingsington -- The Royal Banqueting House at Whitehall -- The Royal Palace of St. James's -- The Royal Palace of Windsor Castle -- The west prospect of Chatsworth in Darbyshire the seat of the Duke of Devonshire -- The late Duke of Marlborough's House in St. James's Park -- Burleigh House, near Stamford, Lincolnshire, the seat of the Earl of Exeter -- The inside of the Royal Exchange London -- The inside of Guild Hall near Cheapside, London -- The Royal Hospital of Chelsey, fronting the River Thames -- The College of Physicians in Warwicklane, London -- The engine for raising water (with a power made) by fire.
Subject Terms:
Architecture, Domestic -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Palaces -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Great Britain -- Historic houses, etc. -- Early works to 1800. | Landscape gardening -- Great Britain -- Early works to 1800. | Architecture -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800. | Public buildings -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works -- Early works to 1800. | Weston Library -- Bookplate. | Engraving -- Specimens -- 1724.
Contributors:
Kirkall, Elisha, 1682?-1742, engraver. | Beighton, Henry, 1686 or 1687–1743, ill. | Overton, Henry, 1675 or 1676–1751, printer.