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Title
Mort de Pline l'Ancien
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Personalities -- A-Z

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1855-11-10
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON P. A-Z
Topics
Death
Romans -- To 499
Vesuvius (Italy) -- Eruption, 79
Pliny, the Elder
Genres
Portraits
Notes
Source identifier: LIL (Hades Legacy Identifier / Struc ID)
Content: Pliny the Elder was a Roman scholar who wrote on subjects including science and history. He was born in 23 A.D. and died in 79.A.D. from poisonous gases while observing the eruption of Vesuvius.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 8.9 x 12.7 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6596b120-c5bf-012f-015e-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1855: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Mort de Pline l'Ancien" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1855-11-10. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0ea4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Mort de Pline l'Ancien" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0ea4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1855-11-10). Mort de Pline l'Ancien Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0ea4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Mort de Pline l'Ancien