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Identifier: antiquitiesofher00baia (find matches)
Title: The antiquities of Herculaneum
Year: 1773 (1770s)
Authors: Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764 Martyn, Thomas, 1735-1825 Lettice, John, 1737-1832 Bannerman, Alexander, fl. 1730-1780 Lamborn, Peter Spendelowe, 1722-1774 Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810 Leacroft, S. (Samuel), -1795 Accademia ercolanese di archeologia (Naples, Italy)
Subjects: Art, Roman
Publisher: London : Printed for S. Leacroft ...
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Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764; Martyn, Thomas, 1735-1825; Lettice, John, 1737-1832; Bannerman, Alexander, fl. 1730-1780; Lamborn, Peter Spendelowe, 1722-1774; Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810; Leacroft, S. (Samuel), -1795;

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