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Title: Tour Through the Island of St. Helena: With Notices of its Geology, Mineralogy, Botany, &c &c, Collected During a Residence of Twelve Years, With Some Particulars Respecting the Arrival and Detention of Napoleon Bonaparte
Author:
Captain John Barnes (British, died 1817)
Illustrator:
Frontispiece by R. R. Peake (British, early 19th century)
Publisher:
J. M. Richardson (London)
Sitter:
Napoleon I (French, Ajaccio 1769–1821 St. Helena)
Binder:
John Ramage (British, London 1836–1911)
Published in: London
Date: 1817
Medium: Illustrations: etching and aquatint, hand colored
Dimensions: 7 x 4 1/4 x 3/4 in. (17.8 x 10.8 x 1.9 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Estate of Jane Erdmann Whitney, 1986
Object Number: 1986.1145.38
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