Picturesque Travels in Syria, Phoenicia, Palestine and Lower Egypt, Volume 2

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M23730.2
People: Louis-François Cassas, French (Azay-le-Ferron 1756 - 1827 Versailles)
Title: Picturesque Travels in Syria, Phoenicia, Palestine and Lower Egypt, Volume 2
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/330196

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: M23730.2
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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M23730.2: Picturesque Travels in Syria, Phoenicia, Palestine and Lower Egypt, Volume 2

Identification and Creation

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Identification and Creation

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