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[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]: A View of the Wilderness, with the Alahambra, the Pagoda, and the Mosque.

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[Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew]: A View of the Wilderness, with the Alahambra, the Pagoda, and the Mosque.
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Object Details

Lantern slide maker

Van Altena, Edward

Architect

Chambers, William Sir, 1726-1796

Publisher

Chambers, William Sir, 1726-1796

Printmaker

Rooker, Edward, -1774

Draughtsman

Marlow, William, 1740-1813

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref5142

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6c61f4214-df93-4e80-abfa-ebc7e3973e38

General

Historic plate caption: "A View of the Wilderness, with the Alahambra, the Pagoda, and the Mosque."
Mount reads: "Edward Van Altena, 71-79 W. 45th St., N.Y.C." Additional information on slide with possible identification of photographer not legible without a scope.
Historic plate number: "17."

Place

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (London, England)
United Kingdom -- England -- London -- Richmond -- Kew

Topic

Gardens -- England -- London
Pagodas
People
Mosques

Lantern slide maker

Van Altena, Edward

Architect

Chambers, William Sir, 1726-1796

Publisher

Chambers, William Sir, 1726-1796

Printmaker

Rooker, Edward, -1774

Draughtsman

Marlow, William, 1740-1813

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 2: International Garden Images / United Kingdom -- England / GCA002: Richmond -- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Sponsor

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Extent

1 Lantern slide (black-and-white, 3.25 x 4 in.)

Date

[between 1914 and 1949]

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item GCA002046

Type

Archival materials
Lantern slides
Etchings
Prints
Reproductions

Collection Rights

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Genre/Form

Lantern slides
Etchings
Prints
Reproductions

Collection Restrictions

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Related Materials

Editions of this etching are held by various repositories, including The Morgan Library and Museum, the Museum of London, the British Museum, and The Royal Collection.
AAG.GCA_ref5142
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6c61f4214-df93-4e80-abfa-ebc7e3973e38
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210189346-1

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