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A09944 A historicall relation of the famous siege of the citie called the Busse Herevnto is added a generall mappe of the whole campe and siege, with particular mappes of all the seuerall approches in euery quarter. Compyled togeather and designed according to the iust measure and rule of geometrie by Iames Prempart, ingener to his Majestie of Sweden. Prempart, Jacques.; Hondius, Hendrik, b. 1573, engraver. 1630 (1630) STC 20202; ESTC S121882 37,247 44

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