L'Amérique Septentrionale et Meridionale divisée en ses principales parties par les Srs. Sanson Géog. ordin. du Roy rectifiée suivant les nouvelles découvertes et assigettie aux observations astronomiques, par le Sr. Robert Geog. ord. du Roi. Avec Privilege 1749

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