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Gwynn, John, 1713-1786, London and Westminster improved,, 1766
- Title(s):
London and Westminster improved, illustrated by plans. To which is prefixed, A discourse on publick magnificence; with observations on the state of arts and artists in this kingdom, wherein the study of the polite arts is recommended as necessary to a liberal education: concluded by some proposals relative to places not laid down in the plans. By John Gwynn ...
- Published/Created:
- London, Printed for the author; sold by Dodsley [etc.] 1766.
- Physical Description:
- xv, [1], 132 p. 4 fold. maps. 27 cm.
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsNA9188 L7 G9 Copy 1Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details.Rare Books and ManuscriptsNA9188 L7 G9 Copy 2Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details.Rare Books and ManuscriptsNA9188 L7 G9 Copy 3Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon CollectionView by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/578848
- Classification:
- Books
- Notes:
- The dedication (p. [iii-iv]) was written by Dr. Johnson. Described in A. T. Hazen, Samuel Johnson's prefaces & dedications, New Haven, 1937, p. 38-40.
British Art Center has 3 copies. Into copy 1 has been bound the author's A plan for rebuilding the city of London. [London] 1749. Pasted into the inside front cover of copy 2 is Saint Anne, Soho (Parish) The inhabitants are respectfully informed ... [London, 1825]. Copy 2 once belonged to Sir W. Tite (according to a ms. note), and has the autograph of Charles George Dyer; it is extra-illustrated with a portrait of the author, ms. letters, and other miscellaneous material. Loose material has been removed to a Suppl volume. Copy 3 has the bookplate of the Right Honourable George Lord Carpenter. - Subject Terms:
- Art -- Great Britain.City planning -- England -- Early works to 1870.City planning -- England -- London.Dodsley, -- Publisher.Dyer, Charles George -- Autograph.Engraving -- Specimens -- 1766.Gwynn, John, d. 1786 -- Publisher.Tite, William, 1798-1873 -- Provenance.Tyrconnel, George Carpenter, 3d Earl of, 1788-1812 -- Bookplate.
- Form/Genre:
- Extra-illustrated copies (Provenance)
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