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A59127 Atlas minimus, or, A book of geography shewing all the empires, monarchies, kingdomes, regions, dominions, principalities and countries in the whole world / by John Seller ... Seller, John, fl. 1658-1698. 1679 (1679) Wing S2465; ESTC R13141 22,188 159

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