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English: A fragment of "A new and accurate map of Europe. Divided into its Empires, Kingdoms, States and Republics, &c. Drawn by the Sieur Robert de Vaugondy, Geographer to the French King, and to the Duke of Lorrain and Bar, Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Belles Lettres at Nancy, with many additions and improvements by Thomas Kitchin Geographer. London. Printed for & sold by Robert Sayer, Map and Printseller, No. 53 Fleet Street. Published as the Act directs. 1st August, 1772." This is page 3of Thomas Kithen's "Atlas describing the Whole Universe"
English: The Russian Lapland and the White Sea area. Today it's Murmansk Oblast, northern Karelia, and parts of Arkhangelsk Oblast
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English: "A General Atlas describing the whole Universe, being a Compleat and New Collection of the most approved Maps extant; Corrected with utmost Care, and augmented from the latest Discoveries; the whole thing being an Improvement of the Maps of d'Anville and Robert. Engraved in the best Manner on Sixty-Two Copper Plates, By Thomas Kitchen, Senior, and Others". "London: Printed for Robert Sayer, Map and Printseller, at No. 53, in Fleet-Street. MDCCLXXIII" (i.e., 1773). Each map in the atlas has its particular author indicated as well.
Русский: "Общий атлас всей Вселенной", изданный в Лондоне в 1773 г. Издатель Томас Китчен.
Author Sieur Robert de Vaugondy, Geographer to the French King, and Thomas Kitchin Geographer.
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Other versions - same area on p. 21 of the same atlas
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