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Identifier: voyagetowardsnor00inmulg (find matches)
Title: A voyage towards the North pole undertaken by His Majesty's command, 1773
Year: 1774 (1770s)
Authors: Mulgrave, Constantine John Phipps, Baron, 1744-1792
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Publisher: London, J. Nourse
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
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  • bookyear:1774
  • bookdecade:1770
  • bookcentury:1700
  • bookauthor:Mulgrave__Constantine_John_Phipps__Baron__1744_1792
  • bookpublisher:London__J__Nourse
  • bookcontributor:University_of_Pittsburgh_Library_System
  • booksponsor:Lyrasis_Members_and_Sloan_Foundation
  • bookleafnumber:185
  • bookcollection:university_pittsburgh
  • bookcollection:americana
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