Cosmographie de Levant

Multiple artists/makers

1554

Not on view

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Title: Cosmographie de Levant
Author: Written by Andre Thevet (French, 1502–1590)
Engraver: Bernard Salomon (French, ca. 1508–ca. 1561)
Publisher: Published by Jean de Tournes (French, 1504–1564) , Lyon
Publisher: Published by Guillaume Gazeau , Lyon
Date: 1554
Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (21.6 x 14.9 cm)
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Purchase, Florance Waterbury Bequest, 1970
Object Number: 1970.614
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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