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Sinkankas: Plagiarizes Levesque de Gravelle, Recueil de Pierres Gravées Antiques, vol. 1, 1732, which see. Provides a translation of his meager text, much augmented by poetry and quotations from classical authors where such seem to have some connection with engraved gem subjects. The re-engravings are nearly exact copies of the first 50 plates of Levesque de Gravelle. The only acknowledgement of source is in a footnote on p. iv where Ogle states that “this collection was first published at Paris in 1732 … it fell by accident into my hands.” While these remarks suggest that Ogle obtained a set of casts, the close resemblances in the plates and in the very similar half-title engraving show that he had the book in hand. Although indicated as the first volume, it is actually all that was published. The “second” edition below is essentially the same. Du Bose, the engraver, is not clearly credited in this edition, but this is rectified in the edition below. Not noticed by Reinach nor Furtwängler; Mariette mentions only the second edition; neither mentioned by C. W. King; Goodland, 448.