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A53649 A voyage to Suratt in the year 1689 giving a large account of that city and its inhabitants and of the English factory there : likewise a description of Madiera, St. Jago, Annobon, Cabenda, and Malemba (upon the coast of by J. Ovington. Ovington, J. (John), 1653-1731. 1696 (1696) Wing O701; ESTC R26896 238,999 640

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