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A35310 The antient and present state of Muscovy containing a geographical, historical, and political account of all those nations and territories under the jurisdiction of the present czar : with sculptures and a new map / by J.C., M.D., Fellow of the Royal Society, and a member of the College of Physicians, London. Crull, J. (Jodocus), d. 1713? 1698 (1698) Wing C7424; Wing C7425; ESTC R2742 334,877 511

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