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Observations upon the antiquities of the town of Herculaneum, : discovered at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. With some reflections on the painting and sculpture of the ancients. ... By Mr. Bellicard, ... Enriched with forty-two plates, designed and engraved by the author

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1753 [1754]
Call number: 344287
Creator: Cochin, Charles Nicolas (1715-1790)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: (8vo)
Associated people: Bellicard, Jérôme Charles, (1726-1786,)
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Observations upon the antiquities of the town of Herculaneum, : discovered at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. With some reflections on the painting and sculpture of the ancients. ... By Mr. Bellicard, ... Enriched with forty-two plates, designed and engraved by the author

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