Details
WILKINS, WILLIAM. The Antiquities of Magna Graecia. Cambridge 1807. Large folio, 585 x 385mm. (23 x 15in.), modern half calf gilt antique over contemporary marbled paper boards, board edges worn, slightly spotted or browned, occasional stains, small tear to plate 12; unboxed. FIRST EDITION, engraved vignette on title, 14 vignettes, 4 of them in aquatint; 73 plates and plans, 21 in sepia aquatint, one plate folding. Blackmer Catalogue 1797; Abbey Travel 128.
"In 1801 Wilkins started on a four-year tour of Greece, Italy and Asia Minor. On his return he introduced accurate Greek forms and building details into English architectural practice."--Blackmer.
"In 1801 Wilkins started on a four-year tour of Greece, Italy and Asia Minor. On his return he introduced accurate Greek forms and building details into English architectural practice."--Blackmer.
Provenance
T.J.L. Brooke, Mere Hall, bookplate; Franklin H. Kissner (sale, Christie's London, 3 October 1990, Lot 468).