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Coffee, Sugar Cane and Tea

Le Cafe, La Canne a Sucre, Le The

Original 18th Century Copperplate Engraving from Diderots Encylopedia.

The Encyclopedie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonne des Sciences, des Arts et des Metiers was published in Paris between 1762-1777. A masterpiece of the enlightment and set out all the knowledge of the day. Scholars from around the world, including Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson submitted chapters.

Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, and man of letters, and the chief editor of the L'Encyclopédie, one of the principal achievements of the Age of Enlightenment. He was a a friend of the great minds of his age including Goethe, Rousseau, and Hume. A freethinker, Diderot challenged the authority of the Church and criticized the French system of government.

Condition: Very good.
Dimensions: 11 X 17 inches

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