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A49883 The world surveyed, or The famous voyages & travailes of Vincent le Blanc, or White, of Marseilles ... containing a more exact description of several parts of the world, then hath hitherto been done by any other authour : the whole work enriched with many authentick histories / originally written in French ; and faithfully rendred into English by F.B., Gent.; Voyages fameux. English Leblanc, Vincent, 1554-ca. 1640.; Brooke, Francis. 1660 (1660) Wing L801; ESTC R5816 408,459 466

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