Naqoura, Lebanon: the coast, a rocky path above the sea, and a tower on a promontory. Engraving by M. Picquenot after L.F. Cassas.

  • Cassas, Louis François, 1756-1827.
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[germinal an. VI [1798]]
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2851430i
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Naqoura, Lebanon: the coast, a rocky path above the sea, and a tower on a promontory. Engraving by M. Picquenot after L.F. Cassas. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The coastal road leading south from Tyre (Sour)

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[Paris] : [Imprimerie de la République], [germinal an. VI [1798]]

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 28.2 x 43.9 cm

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Tour, dite vulgairement la Nakoura, situé sur le bord de la mer, enter Tyr et Ptolémaïs (aujourdhui St. Jean d'Acre). Paysage sur le penchant de la montagne. Restes d'un chemin, pratiqué, dit-on, par les ordres d'Alexandre le Grand. La vue est prise en arrivant du côté de Tyr. Dessiné par L.F. Cassas. Gravé par Picquenot. Bears numbers: 2.e v.e

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Wellcome Collection 2851430i

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