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Extracting saltpetre from the ore and the instruments used. Etching by Bénard after Goussier.
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Extracting saltpetre from the ore and the instruments used. Etching by Bénard after Goussier.

Louis-Jacques Goussier

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Lettering: Minéralogie, extraction du salpêtre. Préparation des plâtres & c. Goussier del. Benard fecit.

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