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Hanging gardens of Babylon, Iraq (Mesopotamia). 2nd of the "Seven wonders of the world."

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

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Seven wonders of the world

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Title
Hanging gardens of Babylon, Iraq (Mesopotamia). 2nd of the "Seven wonders of the world."
Additional title: Shell: World experience in every gallon. Number Two of a series
Names
Léonardo, Jac de C, (Artist)
Groome, Walling (Author)
Shell Oil Company (Sponsor)
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Seven wonders of the world

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1939 (Inferred)
Place: Toronto, Ont.
Publisher: Shell Oil Company of Canada, Ltd.
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON SEV
Topics
Seven Wonders of the World
Sphinxes
Logos
Gardens -- Babylon (Extinct city)
Genres
Advertisements
Notes
Content: "By way of acknowledgement, the Shell Oil Company of Canada, Limited, wishes to thank the following institutions for making their facilities available for the research work necessary to complete these stories: The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago; The Public Library of New York City; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; Egyptian Museum of Cairo."--printed on verso.
Statement of responsibility: "Courtesy of Shell Oil Company of Canada, Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Advertising Department, Educational Division"--printed under image.
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 21 x 28.5 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b1642740-c5bf-012f-f726-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1939: Issued
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Hanging gardens of Babylon, Iraq (Mesopotamia). 2nd of the "Seven wonders of the world."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1939. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-4d2f-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. "Hanging gardens of Babylon, Iraq (Mesopotamia). 2nd of the "Seven wonders of the world."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 4, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-4d2f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1939). Hanging gardens of Babylon, Iraq (Mesopotamia). 2nd of the "Seven wonders of the world." Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-4d2f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Hanging gardens of Babylon, Iraq (Mesopotamia). 2nd of the "Seven wonders of the world."