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B25774
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A voyage into tartary containing a curious description of that country, with part of Greece and Turky, the manners, opinions, and religion of the inhabitants therein, with some other incidents / by M. Heliogenes de L'Epy, doctor in philosophy.
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L'Epy, Heliogenes de.
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1689
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Wing L1117
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