Bowles II, Thomas. [London] A View of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea and the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens. London: Bowles, c. 1750. 18th Century With the Bishop’s patronage

With the Bishop’s patronage

Edmund Osborne

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which accounts for approximately half of the illustrations

21 1/2" x 24 7/8"

Bowles II, Thomas. [London] A View of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea and the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens. London: Bowles, c. 1750. 18th Century With the Bishop’s patronageBowles II, Thomas A View of the Royal Hospital at Chelsea and the Rotunda in Ranelagh Gardens [London] London: Bowles, c. 1750 11" x 16 3 4" sheet Originally founded in 1673 as the Apothecaries Garden in London, the Chelsea Physic (or Botanic) Garden is the second oldest botanical garden in Britain. The University of Oxfords garden was founded 52 years earlier. Both the universitys garden and the Chelsea garden are often referred to as Physic gardens