Colen Campbell's Vitruvius Britannicus 1st Edition 1714

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Title Page VTB1 ~~$275~~ Sale Price: $185	Title Page VTB2 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $165	Title Page VTB3 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $165


Title Page VTB4 $~~165~~ Sale Price: $115	Title Page (2 Prints) VTB5 $NFS	Title Page VTB6 ~~$175~~ Sale Price: $120


Banqueting House of Whitehall by Inigo Jones, John Earl of Mark, Herededitary Governor of Sterling Castle, Secretary of State, Knight of the Order of the Thistle. VTB11 ~~$495~~ Sale Price:$295	Lindsey House in Lincolns Inn, Great Chamberlain of England, with Separate Paln VTB12 ~~$425~~ Sale Price: $255


Gate of Burlington in Pickadilly, Richard Boyle, High Treasurer of Ireland VTB27 ~~$225~~ Sale Price: $155	The Rolls in Chancery Lane, erected by King George, with Separate Plan VTB10 ~~$475~~ Sale Price: $285


General Wade, Burlington Street VTB22 ~~$275~~ Sale Price: $185	The Plans. Elevations and Section of Bow-Steeple in Cheapside VTB23 ~~$225~~ Sale Price: $145	Lord Herbert House in Whitehall VTB24 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $165


The Garden Front of Grimsthorp in the County of Lincoln the Seat of his Grace Duke of Ancaster and Kestevan Hereditary Lord great Chamberlain of England VTB100 ~~$295~~ Sale Price: $195	The South Front of Grimsthorp in the County of Lincoln the Seat of his Grace Duke of Ancaster and Kestevan Hereditary Lord great Chamberlain of England VTB101 ~~$295~~ Sale Price: $195


New Design in the Theatrical Style to Paul Methnuen principal Secretary of State VTB102 ~~$275~~ Sale Price: $185	Elevation of Sr. Charles Hotham house in Beverley Yorkshire VTB103 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $165


Garden Front of a new design in Dorsetshire, designed by Sr. John Vanbrugh, 2 prints VTB104 ~~$295~~ Sale Price: $195	The elevation of one side of a new design in Dorsetshire, designed by Sr. John Vanbrugh VTB105 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: SOLD


The elevation of Wiltham in Somerset, the seat of Sr. William Wyndham VTB106 ~~$275~~ Sale Price: $185	The West prospect of Beddington Place in Surrey, the seat of St. Nicholas Caren VTB107 ~~$275~~ Sale Price: $185


Hampton Court in Herifordshire, built by Henry the 4th, King of England, when he was Duke of Heriford, the seat of the Right Honble. Lord Coningesby VTB108 ~~$275~~ Sale Price: $185	The East Prospect of the Gardens of Beddington Palace in Surrey VTB109 ~~$245~~ Sale Price: $165

Elevation of a new design in the Palatial style Lord Cadogan Ambassador to the States General,
Governer of the Isle of Wigh, and Knight of the Order of the Thistle
VTB110 ~~$425~~
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North Prospect of Cliefden house in Buckinghamshire, the seat of the Earl of Orkney,
General of the Infantry, Lord of his Majesty's Bedchamber and Knight of Order of the Thistle
VTB112 ~~$425~~
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Plan and Elevation of the out Offices of Wilton VTB114 ~~$125~~ Sale Price: $85	The Loggio in the Bowling Green at Wilton and Front of the Grotto at Wilton VTB115 ~~$145~~ Sale Price: $95

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We are delighted to offer these exquisite & extremely rare black & white copper engravings from the first edition of Vitruvius Britannicus or, the British Architect. Containing the Plans, Elevations, and Sections of the most Regular Buildings both Publick & Private in Great Britain.

Colen Campbell (1676-1729) was a Scotsman & a lawyer who took up architecture. Vitruvius Britannicus was the first English architectural publication since Elizabethan times, & catalogued the work of great architects of the time, including Inigo Jones and Sir Christopher Wren, as well as Campbell himself.

It was a time when Britain was growing tired of the excesses of the ornate Baroque period and returning to classical or Neo-Palladian architecture. It was also the beginning of a building boom amongst the aristocracy & Whig politicians of the day. Campbell’s work secured him many commissions & for a short time he served as a government advisor.

These superb engravings are certainly testament to the extent & grandeur of this new architectural style, epitomized by the magnificent Blenheim Palace, home of the Duke of Marlborough, set in sweeping parks in Woodstock, near Oxford.

The grounds of this palace have long been open to the public, & we played in them as children. In keeping with modern aristocrats, the present Duke has made a business of his ancestral home & one can even fish in Blenheim’s great lake. It is definitely worth a trip when in the UK, as it is an oasis of tranquility in the midst of a very populated area.

Each single print measures approximately 10 3/4 inches wide by 16 ½ inches long & the doubles 20 1/4 inches wide by 17 inches long, with a few being wider as noted, on strong white chain linked paper with few blemishes & occasional crown watermarks. In many cases, the plan for the building accompanies the view, so it is a “two for one”. A copy of the original title page accompanies each print, along with a copy of the book listing from the 1800's, pricing the work at two guineas. The photos are very accurate, so please review carefully. All our prints are authentic antique prints and guaranteed to be from the date stated. These prints are about 300 years old, over a quarter of a millennium!

Colen Campbell's Vitruvius Britannicus 1st Edition 1715

Colen Campbell's Vitruvius Britannicus 1st Edition 1714