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Campbell - 4 Architecural Building Engravings - This strong architectural engraving is from one of the finest works on architecture ever produced, Vitruvius Britannicus or The British Architect . Colen Campbell published this work in London in 1725. The engravings from this work feature illustrations, plans, and cross sections of English country houses and parks. Campbell was the chief architect to the Prince of Wales. His work served as a design book that led to the construction of many of Britain’s great houses. Vitruvius Britannicus established Palladian architecture as the dominant style England in the 18th century. Vitruvius Britannicus documented the buildings of some of the greatest architects of the times including Indigo Jones, Sir Christopher Wren, and Colen Campbell himself. The work is essential to the study of 17th and 18th century design and architecture in England. Paper Size ~ 18” by 12”