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The antiquities of Herculaneum (1773)

Baiardi, Ottavio Antonio, 1694-1764, Martyn, Thomas, 1735-1825, Lettice, John, 1737-1832, Bannerman, Alexander, fl. 1730-1780, Lamborn, Peter Spendelowe, 1722-1774, Grignion, Charles, 1721-1810, Leacroft, S. (Samuel), -1795, Accademia ercolanese di archeologia (Naples, Italy) · London : Printed for S. Leacroft ... · leaf 398

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