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New Description of Carolina

Description: Contains Royal coat-of-arms. Kashnor dates as ca. 1680. MS note: 372. Royal coat-of-arms.. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: Two text pages on description of Carolina and Florida obscured by pasted over backing..
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Date: ca. 1680
Call number: 093:372 M
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