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Print, Plate 12 of the Recueil d' ouvrages curieux de mathématique et de mécanique...

This is a Print. It was print maker: Count Nicolas Grollier de Seviere and manufactured by Etienne Joseph Daudet. It is dated 1732 and we acquired it in 1949. Its medium is engraving on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. George A. Kubler. It is credited Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler.

Its dimensions are

22.1 × 16.7 cm (8 11/16 × 6 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Upper left: "no. 12"

Cite this object as

Print, Plate 12 of the Recueil d' ouvrages curieux de mathématique et de mécanique...; Print Maker: Count Nicolas Grollier de Seviere; Manufactured by Etienne Joseph Daudet (French, active 1684 - 1719); France; engraving on white laid paper; 22.1 × 16.7 cm (8 11/16 × 6 9/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. George A. Kubler; 1949-152-121

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