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Title: The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political
Year: 1841 (1840s)
Authors: Murray, Hugh, 1779-1846 Wallace, William, 1768-1843 Bradford, T. G. (Thomas Gamaliel), 1802-1887
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Publisher: Philadelphia : Lea and Blanchard
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