Memoir, descriptive and explanatory, to accompany the general chart of the Northern ocean, Davis' strait and Baffin's bay |
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| Title | Memoir, descriptive and explanatory, to accompany the general chart of the Northern ocean, Davis' strait and Baffin's bay |
| Author | John Purdy |
| Published | 1820 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 1 Sep 2008 |
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