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A. J. Downing

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American horticulturist, nurseryman and landscape architect (1815 - 1852)

Born 1815
Died 1852

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  • Cover of: The fruits and fruit trees of America: or, The culture propagation, and management, in the garden and orchard, of fruit trees generally ; with descriptions of all the finest varieties of fruit, native and foreign, cultivated in this country
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  • Cover of: Gardening for ladies: and, Companion to the flower-garden
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    Cover of edition gardeningforlad00downgoog First published in 1843 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: The architecture of country houses
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  • Cover of: Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening: Adapted to North America; with a View to the Improvement of Country Residences ... with Remarks on Rural Architecture

    First published in 1841 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Rural essays.
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    Cover of edition ruralessays00downrich Cover of edition ruralessays00down First published in 1853 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening: adapted to North America; with a view to the improvement of country residences. Comprising historical notices and general principles of the art, directions for laying out grounds and arranging plantations, the description and cultivation of hardy trees, decorative accompaniments to the house and grounds, the formation of pieces of artificial water, flower gardens, etc. With remarks on rural architecture.
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    First published in 1849 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: A treatise on the theory and practice of landscape gardening, adapted to North America: with a view to the improvement of country residences ; with remarks on rural architecture
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  • Cover of: The architecture of country houses: including designs for cottages, farm-houses, and villas : illustrated with numerous engravings

    First published in 1850 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Cottage Residences: Or, a Series of Designs for Rural Cottages and Cottage Villas, and Their Gardens and Grounds. Adapted to North America

    First published in 2018 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Adapted to North America
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  • Cover of: Cottage residences: or, A series of designs for rural cottages and cottage villas, and their gardens and grounds.
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    First published in 1844 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Architecture of Country Houses: Including Designs for Cottages, Farm Houses, and Villas, with Remarks on Interiors, Furniture, and the Best Modes of Warming and Ventilating

    First published in 1968 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Downing's Encyclopaedia of Fruits and Fruit Trees of America

    First published in 2018 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Landscape Gardening: How to Lay Out a Garden;

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  • Cover of: The architecture of country houses

    First published in 1851 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Rural essays. By A. J. Downing. Ed., with a memoir of the author, by George William Curtis, and a letter to his friends, by Frederika Bremer.

    First published in 2006 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Cottage residences, or, A series of designs for rural cottages and cottage villas, and their gardens and grounds, adapted to North America

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  • Cover of: Rural Essays
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    First published in 1858 — 3 editions
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American horticulturist, nurseryman and landscape architect (1815 - 1852)

Born 1815
Died 1852

Subjects

Domestic Architecture, Cottages, Landscape gardening, Landscape architecture, Country homes, Architecture, Domestic, Gardens, Ornamental trees, Fruit, Fruit-culture, Gardening, Trees, Agriculture, Architecture, Architecture, Victorian, Architecture, domestic, Designs and plans, History, Horticulture, Victorian Architecture, (Andrew Jackson),, 1815-1852, Addresses, essays, lectures, Americana, Architects

Places

United States, Montgomery Place (N.Y.), North America, United States. [from old catalog]

People

A. J. Downing (1815-1852), Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892), Thomas Pennant Barton (1803-1869)

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Alternative names

  • Andrew Jackson Downing
  • A. J. (Andrew Jackson) Downing
  • A. J. (Andrew Jackson) 1815-18 Downing
  • A J. 1815-1852 Downing
  • A J 1815-1852 Downing
  • A. j. 1815-1852 Downing
  • Downing, Andrew Jackson.
  • Andrew J. Downing

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September 25, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 25, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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May 18, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import