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A general description of the east coast of Scotland, : from Edinburgh to Cullen. Including a brief account of the Universities of Saint Andrews and Aberdeen; ... In a series of letters to a friend

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1782.
Call number: 377663
Creator: Douglas, F (1710?-1790?)(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: (12mo)
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