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Mountserrat island, ms. 1673
William Blathwayt
1673
The tenth muse lately sprung up in America
Anne Bradstreet
1650
The north part of America...
Henry Briggs
1625
Du Bon usage du thé, du caffé et du chocolat pour la preservation & pour la guerison des maladies.
Nicolas de Blegny
1687
De Americaensche zee-roovers
Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin
1678
[Estate plan of 300 acres of land near Holetown, Barbados]
John Hapcott
1646
Engelsch edelmans, zeldzaame en gedenkwaardige zee- en land-reizen
Eduward Meltons
1681
A discription of the coleny of Surranam in Guiana drawne in the year 1667
1667
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Vincenzo Coronelli, “Partie occidentale du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France…” Paris : Chez J.B. Nolin, 1688
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