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A47049 The most notable antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng on Salisbvry plain restored by Inigo Jones ... Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652.; Webb, John, 1611-1672. 1655 (1655) Wing J954; ESTC R13850 63,898 123

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