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Pompeiana : the topography, edifices, and ornaments of Pompeii (1875)

Gell, William, Sir, 1777-1836, Gandy, John P. (John Peter), 1787-1850, Heath, Charles, 1785-1848 · London : Chatto and Windus · leaf 44

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