Detail View: Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive: "A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Adapted to North America."

Collection: 
Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
Image No.: 
201387
Title: 
"A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Adapted to North America."
View: 
"The French parterre with a portion of English garden at Wellesley near Boston" (Plate IV)
Dates: 
1856
View Type: 
prospects (views)
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.); Wellesley College; Parterres; Fountains; Balustrades; Footpaths; Walking; Boats; 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.