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A03450 More excellent obseruations of the estate and affaires of Holland In a discourse, shewing how necessarie and conuenient it is for their neighbouring countries, as well as the Netherland prouinces, to trade into the West Indies. ... Faithfully translated out of the Dutch copie.; Missive daer in kortelijck ende grondigh werdt vertoont, hoe veel de Vereenighde Nederlanden gheleghen is aen de Oost ende West Indische navigatie. English. Usselincx, Willem, 1567-ca. 1647. 1622 (1622) STC 13573; ESTC S104122 25,329 40

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