This is a photograph of a book cover. The cover is dark with elaborate gold decorations. A central ornate gold design forms an oval frame around the words "EXCURSIONS DAGUERRIENNES." The gold embellishments include scrolling floral motifs, curving filigree patterns, and a central crown-like emblem at the top of the oval. The left side of the binding shows signs of wear.

Excursions Daguerriennes / Vues et Monuments les plus Remarquables du Globe (Vol. 2)

1844

Medium: bound volume with etchings, aquatints, lithographs, photogravures after daguerreotypes and text
Classification: Volume
Period: 1826 to 1850
Image size: 13079 × 9445px

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This is a photograph of a book cover. The cover is dark with elaborate gold decorations. A central ornate gold design forms an oval frame around the words "EXCURSIONS DAGUERRIENNES." The gold embellishments include scrolling floral motifs, curving filigree patterns, and a central crown-like emblem at the top of the oval. The left side of the binding shows signs of wear.

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