M23730.3: Picturesque Travels in Syria, Phoenicia, Palestine and Lower Egypt, Volume 3

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M23730.3

People

Louis-François Cassas, French (Azay-le-Ferron 1756 - 1827 Versailles)

Title

Picturesque Travels in Syria, Phoenicia, Palestine and Lower Egypt, Volume 3

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Voyage pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palestine et de la Basse Egypte

Classification

Prints

Work Type

book

Date

1798

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/211265

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Etching and engraving

Dimensions

cover: 53 x 33.5 cm (20 7/8 x 13 3/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Fine Arts Library, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall

Accession Year

1998

Object Number

M23730.3

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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