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Cottage Residences; or a Series of Designs for Rural Cottages and Cottage-Villas, and Their Grounds, Adapted to North America

Author Andrew Jackson Downing American
Illustrator Alexander Jackson Davis American
Publisher Wiley & Putnam American

1842

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Cottage Residences; or a Series of Designs for Rural Cottages and Cottage-Villas, and Their Grounds, Adapted to North America, Andrew Jackson Downing (American, Newburgh, New York 1815–1852 Yonkers, New York), Illustrations: wood engraving; a watercolor tipped in — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Cottage Residences; or a Series of Designs for Rural Cottages and Cottage-Villas, and Their Grounds, Adapted to North America

Author: Andrew Jackson Downing (American, Newburgh, New York 1815–1852 Yonkers, New York)

Illustrator: Alexander Jackson Davis (American, New York 1803–1892 West Orange, New Jersey)

Publisher: Wiley & Putnam (New York) and London

Published in: New York; London

Date: 1842

Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving; a watercolor tipped in

Dimensions: 9 1/2 x 6 3/16 x 1 in. (24.2 x 15.7 x 2.5 cm)

Classifications: Albums, Books, Ornament & Architecture

Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1924

Accession Number: 24.66.363

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