Jean Charles Krafft. (Plan with a Maze) Plans des plus Beaux Jardins... Paris: Levault, 1809. $175.00

Pl. 15 (Plan with a maze, an island and a grotto)

Jean Charles Krafft (1764-1833) was a German born architect and draftsman born in Germany who emigrated to France where is authored several works on architecture and design. The translation of the full title of this work reveals its focus. It is Plans of the most beautiful Picturesque Gardens in France, England and Germany and of the Edifices, Monuments, Fabrics, etc. which contribute to their Embellishment, of every kind of architecture, such as Chinese, Egyptian, English, Arabian, Moorish, etc. … His intended audience was gentlemen who owned estates and wanted some ideas for their landscaping and hardscaping.

10 1/2 x 123 1/2 inches, sheet.
Hand colored engraving.
Small piece missing from extreme of margin at bottom center.