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The ''History of Early American Landscape Design'' digital resource represents an inquiry into the vocabulary of early American landscape aesthetics and garden design in the colonial and national periods. Thousands of texts are combined with a corpus of more than 1800 images in order to trace the development of landscape and garden terminology from British colonial America to the mid-19th century. By placing terms in relation to representations in the visual record, the project clarifies and corrects their meanings, providing for more “accurate” histories of designed landscapes in early America.
 
 
The project has been organized according to three rubrics: 100 keywords, 100 key places, and 100 significant people. Without claiming to be comprehensive, this project models an approach to the history of landscapes and gardens that helps scholars understand past conditions, uncover former appearances, and better apprehend the experiences and meanings of designed environments as they were built, and also as they were imagined.
 
 
 
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File:0855.jpg|link=Category:Keywords|<span style="font-family: sans-serif; color: #777777; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px;">KEYWORDS</span><br><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 13px">[[:File:0855.jpg|Alexander Jackson Davis, ''Garden Arch at Montgomery Place'', c. 1850.]]</span>
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File:0855.jpg|link=Category:Keywords|<span style="font-family: sans-serif; color: #777777; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px;">KEYWORDS</span><br><span style="font-size:13px; font-family: sans-serif;">[[:File:0855.jpg|Alexander Jackson Davis, ''Garden Arch at Montgomery Place'', c. 1850.]]</span>
  
File:0521.jpg|link=Category:Places|<span style="font-family: sans-serif; color: #777777; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px;">PLACES</span><br><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif">[[:File:0521.jpg|William Rush, ''North East or Franklin Public Square, Philadelphia'', 1824.]]</span>
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File:0521.jpg|link=Category:Places|<span style="font-family: sans-serif; color: #777777; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px;">PLACES</span><br><span style="font-size:13px; font-family: sans-serif">[[:File:0521.jpg|William Rush, ''North East or Franklin Public Square, Philadelphia'', 1824.]]</span>
  
File:Deborah_Norris_Logan_Portrait.jpg|link=Category:People|<span style="font-family: sans-serif; color: #777777; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px;">PEOPLE</span><br><span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: sans-serif;">[[:File:Deborah_Norris_Logan_Portrait.jpg|Anonymous, ''Portrait of Deborah Norris Logan'', n.d.]]</span>
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A work in progress, the ''History of Early American Landscape Design'' digital resource represents an inquiry into the language of early American landscape aesthetics and garden design in the colonial and national periods. Thousands of texts are combined with a corpus of more than 1700 images in order to trace the development of landscape and garden terminology from British colonial America to the mid-19th century. By placing terms in relation to representations in the visual record, the project clarifies and corrects their meanings, providing for more “accurate” histories of designed landscapes in early America.
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The project is organized by 100 keywords, supported by 100 featured places and historical figures. Without claiming to be comprehensive, this project models an approach to the study of landscapes and gardens that helps scholars consider past cultural conditions, uncover former appearances, and better understand the experiences and meanings of designed environments as they were built, and also as they were imagined.
 
This site is a companion to the book [https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300101744/keywords-american-landscape-design ''Keywords in American Landscape Design'' (Yale University Press, 2010)].  
 
This site is a companion to the book [https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300101744/keywords-american-landscape-design ''Keywords in American Landscape Design'' (Yale University Press, 2010)].  
  
Read more about CASVA [https://www.nga.gov/research/casva/research-projects.html research projects].  
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Welcome


A work in progress, the History of Early American Landscape Design digital resource represents an inquiry into the language of early American landscape aesthetics and garden design in the colonial and national periods. Thousands of texts are combined with a corpus of more than 1700 images in order to trace the development of landscape and garden terminology from British colonial America to the mid-19th century. By placing terms in relation to representations in the visual record, the project clarifies and corrects their meanings, providing for more “accurate” histories of designed landscapes in early America.

The project is organized by 100 keywords, supported by 100 featured places and historical figures. Without claiming to be comprehensive, this project models an approach to the study of landscapes and gardens that helps scholars consider past cultural conditions, uncover former appearances, and better understand the experiences and meanings of designed environments as they were built, and also as they were imagined. This site is a companion to the book Keywords in American Landscape Design (Yale University Press, 2010).

Read more about the Center's research projects.


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