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Observations on the justificative memorial of the court of London. : Paris, printed by the royal authority
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Map of the World, Corrected from the Observations communicated to the Royal Societys of London and Paris
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Asia Corrected, According to the latest Discoveryes & Observations Communicated to the Royal Society at London and the Royal Academy at Paris
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South America Corrected from the Observations Communicated to the Royal Society's of London and Paris By C. Price
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North America Corrected from the Observations Communicated to the Royal Society at London, and the Royal Academy at Paris. by John Senex F.R.S. 1710
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Observations upon a memorial sent from London to Scotland, to procure petitions against the bill for manning the Royal Navy
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