Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
Image No.:
201378
Title:
"A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Adapted to North America."
View:
"The conservatory and flower garden at Montgomery Place" (Fig. 73)
Dates:
1856
View Date:
1856
Location:
N & C America--USA--New York--NY--New York
Location Type:
Creation
Culture:
American
Period:
Picturesque, the
Creator:
landscape architect
Downing, Andrew Jackson
1815-1852
American
Measurements:
21.1 x 13.3 cm
Repository:
New York, NY, USA, Private Collection, New York
Category:
Villas
Work Type:
Books
Work Type:
Treatises
Work Description:
576 pp. With a frontispiece portrait, seven plates and more than 100 illustrations in the text. 8vo., bound in original red cloth.
Subjects:
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.); Montgomery Place (Annandale, N.Y.); Flower gardens; Conservatories; Potted plants; Planters (containers); Walking; Greenhouses; Flower beds; Herbaceous borders
Work Notes:
Published by A.O. Moore & Co., New York.
Rights Type:
fair use - These images are intended for research and educational use only. To obtain copyright permission for publication or other purposes, you must contact the copyright holder directly.

"A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Adapted to North America."