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The World of Science, Art and Industry Illustrated from Examples in the New York Exhibition, 1853–54

Editor Benjamin Silliman, Jr. American
Editor Charles Rush Goodrich American
Publisher G. P. Putnam, New York American
1854
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  • Title: The World of Science, Art and Industry Illustrated from Examples in the New York Exhibition, 1853–54
  • Editor: Benjamin Silliman, Jr. (American, 1816–1885)
  • Editor: Charles Rush Goodrich (American, 1829–1855)
  • Publisher: G. P. Putnam, New York
  • Date: 1854
  • Medium: Illustrations: wood engraving
  • Dimensions: 13 7/8 × 10 3/4 in. (35.2 × 27.3 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Miss Marie Reimer, 1952
  • Object Number: 52.511
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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