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    "title": "A view of the castle of Belem and the city of Lisbon as it appears from thence ; A map of the mouth of the famous river Tagus or the harbour of the city of Lisbon",
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    "year": 1727,
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    "language": "English",
    "identifierLocal": "06_01_016048",
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        "Harbors--Portugal--Lisbon--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "Nautical charts--Portugal--Tagus River Estuary",
        "Lisbon (Portugal)--Aerial views--Early works to 1800",
        "Tagus River Estuary (Portugal)--Maps--Early works to 1800"
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        "Bird's-eye view of Lisbon from the west, with illustrations of ships in the harbor.",
        "Map oriented with north to the upper left.",
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