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| Title | Rudiments of modern geography |
| Author | Alexander Reid |
| Edition | 4 |
| Publisher | Oliver & Boyd, 1842 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 21 Apr 2006 |
| Length | 156 pages |
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