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Identifier: nouveauvoyageau08laba (find matches)
Title: Nouveau voyage aux isles de l'Amérique ...
Year: 1742 (1740s)
Authors: Labat, Jean-Baptiste, 1663-1738
Subjects: Labat, Jean Baptiste, 1663-1738
Publisher: Paris : Ch. J.B. Delespine
Contributing Library: University of Ottawa
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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  • bookyear:1742
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  • bookcentury:1700
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  • booksubject:Labat__Jean_Baptiste__1663_1738
  • bookpublisher:Paris___Ch__J_B__Delespine
  • bookcontributor:University_of_Ottawa
  • booksponsor:University_of_Toronto
  • bookleafnumber:343
  • bookcollection:universityofottawa
  • bookcollection:toronto
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