VITRUVIUS BRITANNICUS

IN THIS REMARKABLE COLLECTION OF COPPER ENGRAVINGS,
COLEN CAMPBELL CAPTURED THE ARCHITECTURAL FLAVOUR OF
THE EARLY 18th CENTURY BRITISH GENTRY. THIS IS THE THIRD
VOLUME OUT OF FIVE OF THIS SERIES OF ARCHITECTURAL
RENDERINGS. THIS IS ESTEEMED TO BE THE MOST
IMPORTANT COLLECTION OF BRITISH HOUSES THAT WAS
EVER PRODUCED ON THE COPPER PLATE. IT IS OF NOTE THAT ALL OF THE PEOPLE
INVOLVED IN THIS PRODUCTION HAD THE ROYAL WARRANT
INDICATING THEIR SKILL AS CRAFTSMEN. CAMPBELL BEING
BOTH THE DESIGNING ARCHITECT AND PUBLISHER OF THIS WORK
PARTNERED WITH THE GREAT ARCHITECT SIR JOHN VANBRUGH.
AS WELL AS HAVING ASSOCIATIONS WITH INIGO JONES,
NICHOLAS HAWKSMOOR (FORMER CLERK TO CHRISTOPHER WREN)
THE ENGRAVER H. HULSBERG AND OTHER MEN OF IMPORTANCE
IN THE FIELD OF DESIGN, HE SET THE PALLADIAL STYLE AS
THE MOTIF OF CHOICE IN BAROQUE ENGLAND.

(NOTE: THE HANDMADE FRAME ABOVE IS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE, PLEASE CONTACT US FOR DETAILS)

NAME / LOCATION OF HOUSE	PRICE C$ / US$	LINK (IMAGE)
BURLINGTON HOUSE IN PICKADILLY LONDON SOLD	1350 C 950 US
PLAN AND FRONT OF A NEW DESIGN SOLD	1350 C 950 US
HOUGHTON IN NORFOLK, SEAT OF R.H. ROBERT WALPOLE SOLD	1350 C 950 US
HORSEHEATH HALL IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE SEAT OF HENRY BROMLEY SOLD	1350 C 950 US
DUNCOMB PARK IN YORKSHIRE SEAT OF THOMAS DUNCOMB SOLD	1350 C 950 US
WANSTED IN ESSEX THE SEAT OF R.H.L. VISCOUNT CASTLEMAIN SOLD	1350 C 950 US
LONG LEATE IN WILTSHIRE SEAT OF R.H.L. VISCOUNT WEYMOUTH SOLD	1350 C 950 US
DUNCOLM PARK IN YORKSHIRE SEAT OF THOMAS DUNCOMB SOLD	1350 C 950 US
APPLE DORCOMBE IN ISLE OF WIGHT SEAT OF ROBERT WORSLEY SOLD	650 C 415 US
BELTON IN LINCOLNSHIRE SOLD	650 C 415 US
EAST FRONT OF STOURHEADIN WILTSHIRE, SEAT OF HENRY HOARE SOLD	650 C 415 US
GATE AT BURLINGTON HOUSE IN PICKADILLY SOLD	650 C 415 US
S.F.HOUGHTON IN NORFOLK, SEAT OF R.H. ROBERT WALPOLE SOLD	650 C 415 US
N.F.HOUGHTON IN NORFOLK, SEAT OF R.H. ROBERT WALPOLE SOLD	650 C 415 US
GRIMSTHORP IN COUNTY OF LINCOLN SEAT OF DUKE OF ANCASTER SOLD	650 C 415 US
GRIMSTHORP IN COUNTY OF LINCOLN SEAT OF DUKE OF ANCASTER SOLD	650 C 415 US
HOUSE IN TWITTENHAM, MIDDLESEX SOLD	650 C 415 US
HIGH MEADOW, GLOCESTERSHIRE THOMAS L.V. GAGE SOLD	650 C 415 US
GOODWOOD, SUSSEX SEAT OF DUKE OF RICHMOND AND LENOX SOLD	650 C 415 US
STOKE PARK IN NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SOLD SEAT OF MR. ARUNDALE	650 C 415 US
CASTLE ASBY , NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SEAT OF R.H. EARL OF NORTHAMPTON SOLD	650 C 415 US
GRIMSTHORP IN COUNTY OF LINCOLN,SEAT OF THE DUKE OF ANCASTER SOLD	650 C 415 US
SECTION OF MEREWORTH CASTLE SOLD IN KENT SOLD	650 C 415 US
APPLE DORCOMBE , ISLE OF WIGHT SOLD	650 C 415 US
EASTBURY IN DORSETSIRE SEAT OF R.H. GEORGE DODINGTON SOLD	650 C 415 US

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