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Le Nouveau Robinson, par l'amusement et l'instruction des enfans (Robinson Crusoe, for the amusement and instruction of children)

Publisher Published by Le Prieur, Librairie French
Translator Translated from German by M. Campe French
1812
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  • Title: Le Nouveau Robinson, par l'amusement et l'instruction des enfans (Robinson Crusoe, for the amusement and instruction of children)
  • Publisher: Published by Le Prieur, Librairie , Paris
  • Translator: Translated from German by M. Campe (French, active early 19th century)
  • Date: 1812
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: 6 5/8 x 3 15/16 x 1 1/16 in. (16.9 x 10 x 2.7 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Katherine and David E. Moore, 1981
  • Object Number: 1981.1210.1(1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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