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A55294 An account of the taking of Carthagena by the French in the year 1697 containing all the particulars of that expedition, from their first setting out to their return into Brest / by Monsieur de Pointis, commander in chief ; illustrated with a large copper plate describing the situation of Carthagena and parts adjacent.; Relation de l'expidition de Carthagene. English Pointis, Jean-Bernard-Louis Desjean, baron de, 1645-1707. 1698 (1698) Wing P2742; ESTC R35116 57,073 151

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