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The light of navigation : Amsterdam, 1612 /

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Main Author:	Blaeu, Willem Janszoon, 1571-1638
Other Authors:	Skelton, R. A. (Raleigh Ashlin), 1906-1970
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Amsterdam] : [N. Israel], [1964]
Series:	Theatrum orbis terrarum. Series of atlases in facsimile ; 1st ser., v. 6.
Subjects:	Nautical charts > Europe > To 1800. Pilot guides > Europe. Navigation > Early works to 1800.

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