Description of the View of Athens, and Surrounding Country; With An Improved Explanation, Giving a Complete Outline of the Whole Picture, With Numbers and References. This Panorama was painted by Messrs. Barker and Burford from Drawings taken from the most elevated part of the Museum Hill, by Signor Pomardi, a Roman Artist, whom Mr. Dodwell employed in aiding him to form a collection of Views in Greece; which with Mr. Dodwell’s Travels in that Country, have been published in London. The point was chosen by Mr. Dodwell, as being the only one from whence all interesting objects in the vicinity of Athens could be seen. The perfect accuracy of the View has been admitted by all who have visited Athens, and seen the Panorama in progress. To Mr. R

Barker, Henry Aston, and Burford, Robert

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wrappers, untrimmed, removed from bound pamphlet volume, plate somewhat foxed, and with offsetting, some minor spotting to text, else very good. The text is mainly taken up with a key describing the 67 points numbered on the folding plate with information on each point of interest. This panorama of Athens was first exhibited by Barker and Burford in London in 1818 and 1822, and first made its appearance in America in New York at the Rotunda of John Vanderlyn in 1825, where it remained on view for more than a year. It was exhibited again at the Panorama in Boston in 1837 and again in 1842. There is an edition printed in Boston by W. W. Clapp, 1837, held by AAS, not listed in American Imprints, the present edition is not listed either. OCLC records an edition of this work described as possibly of American origin, listing its price as 6 ¼ cents, listing its date of publication as ?1830??. The present edition, priced at 12 ¼ cents, does not appear in either American Imprints, or OCLC. See Oettermann, Stephan, The Panorama History of a Mass Medium, (1997), pp., 113-114, p. 315. Seller Inventory # 030973

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Title: Description of the View of Athens, and ...

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