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A51053 Travels and voyages into Africa, Asia, and America, the East and West-Indies, Syria, Jerusalem, and the Holy-land performed by Mr. John Mocquet ... : divided into six books, and enriched with sculptures / translated from the French by Nathaniel Pullen, Gent.; Voyages en Afrique, Asie, Indes Orientales & Occidentales. English Mocquet, Jean, b. 1575.; Pullen, Nathaniel. 1696 (1696) Wing M2310; ESTC R787 161,053 430

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